Septoplasty in Children Can Correct Snoring and Sleep Apnea

The nasal septum is the wall that separates the two nasal passages. A deviated septum and nasal tip occurs when the cartilage or bones are crooked. Having a deviated septum can make breathing difficult.Often mouth breathing and snoring with sleep apnea are seen in children with gross septal deviation.
Surgery to correct nasal abnormalities in children has significant implications in the treatment of sleep disordered breathing, especially obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. Septal deformity can contribute to significant nasal obstruction, and failure to address this problem in the treatment of children with sleep disordered breathing will usually result in recurrence of symptoms.
Septoplasty is a reconstructive plastic surgery performed to correct an improperly formed nasal septum that may be caused by birth defect or by injury to the nose.
The surgical procedure involved the removal, modification and reinsertion of the entire quadrangular cartilage with preservation of both mucoperichondrial flaps.
Septoplasty in the prepubertal age group is a controversial operation because of concerns regarding retardation of subsequent midfacial growth.