Dr. Cem Altındağ is an Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery consultant surgeon who graduated from Istanbul University in 1989. He has completed several observerships, honoray consultancies, courses, and meetings in various countries such as USA, Austria, Germany, UK, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, and France. He is also a member of the European Rhinoplasty Society.
Accommodation is not included
Transfer airport-hotel-clinic-airport
Basic Package includes:- Septoplasty operation (surgeon fee and consultation)- Hospital fee (Operation room)- General anesthesia- Hospital stay for 1 night (Inpatient)- Preoperative laboratory tests- Postoperative medications- Follow up consultation after surgery- Transportation from and to Airport, Hotel and Hospital (Car Transfer)- Full assistance and support
Personal medical coordinator
Medical travel arrangements — booking of air tickets and hotel rooms at special partner prices
Patient advocacy during medical travel
The price of septoplasty depends on the following factors:
The septoplasty price usually includes:
Some clinics provide the package which already includes accommodation, transfer, language assistance.
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Laser septoplasty
The correction of a deviated septum is carried out applying high temperatures. Surgeons indicate a laser correction to patients with:
Advantage: a laser septoplasty does not need incisions that is why during and after the procedure there is no bleeding. The recovery goes faster than after the surgical correction.
Disadvantage: a laser may influence only a cartilage tissue, so a procedure is not indicated for people with bone deformations.
Endoscopic septoplasty
The operation is processed in an endonasal way, without incision. During the endoscopic septoplasty, a doctor uses a special tube with a backlight and camera which transmits the image to the monitor. A doctor inserts it in the nasal cavity together with special instruments to correct the septum.Advantages: a procedure allows correcting severe defects. No visible scars remain in a patient after an endoscopic septoplasty.
Disadvantage: this is a surgical operation, and small bleeding can occur after it. As a result, the recovery goes slower than after laser septoplasty.
Surgical deviated septum correction (traditional septoplasty)
The procedure is performed through the external skin incision. A doctor peels the mucous membrane off the cartilage and bone tissues to correct them:
Advantages: a procedure allows correcting defects of any complexity.
Disadvantage: a recovery after the surgical septoplasty lasts longer than after the non-surgical one.
Preparation
The preparation for the deviated septum surgery includes:
Operation
The intervention is performed under local anesthesia with sedation or under general anesthesia. It depends on the stage of the defect and correction type. The average duration of the procedure is 1 hour.
<Recovery
After septoplasty, a patient stays in the hospital for 1 night. The number and frequency of postoperative consultations are determined individually for each patient by a doctor. The average stay in the country after the procedure is 5-10 days.