Albert W. Chow, M.D.
1 Daniel Burnham Court #368c
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415) 441-1888
Monday–Friday: 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Rhinoplasty and septoplasty may seem like similar procedures as they both involve improving the nose. However, you achieve different goals with septoplasty vs. rhinoplasty: A septoplasty improves functional issues by fixing a deviated or crooked septum or other structural irregularities. The primary purpose of rhinoplasty is to make the nose more aesthetically pleasing, although the …
Obstructed breathing can greatly affect your quality of life. A deviated septum can also cause problems such as chronic nosebleeds, nasal pressure, sinus infections, or snoring. Septoplasty surgery at my San Francisco plastic surgery practice gently adjusts the inner structures of the nose so patients can finally breathe comfortably and freely. Up to 80% of …
Often in my San Francisco plastic surgery practice, patients are referred to me for septoplasty. As a with special training in otolaryngology (head and neck surgery), I am specifically qualified to help patients with septum-related issues, such as a deviated septum and turbinate reduction nose surgery here in San Francisco. What is Septoplasty? is traditionally …