Sleep apnea septorhinoplasty with cartilage graft means that rhinoplasty, or surgery to the nose, is performed to alter both appearance and function.

Actually, the term rhinoplasty is enough to describe both procedures, but some doctors prefer the additional prefix. But whether your goal for surgery is treatment or cosmetic enhancement, you will of course not be content if one is sacrificed for the other!

Sleep apnea septorhinoplasty is aimed at relieving you from lack of comfort when sleeping, insomnia, and more severe problems that come from long periods of sleep deprivation.

Cartilage grafts are meant to fix defects like alar collapse, which is a functional problem that can happen either due to aging or to the weakness or paralysis of the muscles that allow the nostrils to dilate.

A cartilage graft, placed over a couple of relatively fixed points, will reinforce existing cartilage so you can resist your nostril’s collapsing action when you inhale.

But if you are a restless sleeper and feel you have all the symptoms of sleep apnea, get a doctor’s opinion. Most sleep apnea treatments that do NOT involve any surgery have pretty high success rates. Of course, this will depend on the cause of your apnea.

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