I waited over a year to post this and after a consultant with a surgical center that this Dr referred me to. I had my septum straightened as well as a turbinate reduction; one of my nostrils felt as if it were blocked and the goal was to help me breathe. We discussed my concerns and during this I repeatedly asked for assurance that my nose wouldn't be more crooked (it was slightly, but not very noticeable). The doctor assured me that if anything, my nose would be more straight. Well, here I am and I can tell you that not only can I now not breathe out of the opposite nostril, I still have issues with the original one. To top it all off, my nose is noticably changed in direction as well as the tip having one side poking out a bit, and my self esteem has taken a big dip. After going back to Dr. Pakorny and talking about this, he stated there was nothing he could do to help the breathing or anything else and referred me to a facial plastics clinic. During my visit there, I was told again that nothing could be done other than a procedure that might actually narrow my nasal passage while trying to help the breathing. So to sum it up: I still can't breathe and I now have a nose that has made me hate to look in the mirror. I'm not sure why there are no Google reviews, but here is mine and I hope it helps.
