Does Batten Grafting Improve Nasal Outcomes in Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction?

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients should satisfy all the following criteria to be considered eligible forrandomization:

1. Be age 18 or above

2. Able to provide written informed consent

3. Have an indication for batten graft, septoplasty and turbinate reductionaccording to prevailing surgical practices.

4. Septal deviation must be present on direct or endoscopic examination

5. Inferior turbinate hypertrophy must be present, direct examination orendoscopic examination

6. Collapse of external nasal valve and/or lateral motion instability must bedocumented

7. The ENV maye be assessed clinically by observing the alar collapse at baselineor with forced inspiration, Modified cottle may also be performed.

In all patients, endoscopic examination should document that the (a) septal deviation, (b) turbinate hypertrophy, and (c) external nasal valve collapse are the primary contributing factors of obstructed breathing.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Septal perforation

2. History of previous functional rhinoplasty or sinus or septal surgery

3. Patients who are selected for concurrent aesthetic/cosmetic rhinoplasty

4. Untreated allergic rhinitis or allergic rhinitis unresponsive to medical management

5. Patients who have concurrent sinus surgery or polyp removal or concha bullosaresection