Nasal Surgery

Optimization of nasal breathing should be one of the main goals in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Some of the benefits of nasal breathing include:

Determining what factors are contributing to a patient’s nasal obstruction requires a high level of experience treating these conditions. Usually there is a combination of inflammatory and anatomic factors that contribute to a patient's nasal obstruction. Some of the inflammatory problems that may be found are allergic rhinitis, non-allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis with and without polyps. Anatomical factors leading to nasal airway obstruction may be congenital or the result of trauma and include deviation of the nasal septum, enlargement of the inferior turbinates, narrowing of the nasal valves, and narrowing of the maxilla.

Dr. Carlos Torre is an expert In the diagnosis and treatment of problems leading to nasal airway obstruction. Some of the procedures that he offers include: rhinoplasty, septoplasty, inferior turbinate reduction, endoscopic sinus surgery, balloon dilation of the sinuses, placement of lateral nasal wall implant, and surgically assisted maxillary expansion.