When you have a "crooked" nose (deviated septum) and enlarged air warmer (Turbinates), you may need 2 additional procedures...

If you also have a deviated septum and enlarged turbinates, they may give rise to blocked nose as well. Two procedures, namely Septoplasty and turbinate surgery may be required. The Medical University of South Carolina website provides quite a good description of what these 2 surgeries entail.

I had both this surgeries as well. If you look through my previous posts, my only "complaint" is when the splints (put in during surgery to support the corrected septum) are removed. It almost feels like the splints have "grown" into the flesh in the nose after 3-4 days post-surgery and removable was uncomfortable. However, you will experience a good sense of relief - before that I had this little nagging pain (tenderness) when I touched the tip of my nose; this sensation completely disappears when the splints were removed.

By the way, the MRI image attached, shows a deviated septum. Before a surgery, a CT of the nose and the head is usually done. This is to establish the nose structures and the proximity of these structures that need to be operated on relative to the eye and the brain to avoid "collateral" damage during surgery.

To those of us who is has opted for surgery, good luck and smell the roses soon...