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1. Take the turn off for Sandyford / Dundrum at Junction 13.
2. Go straight through the first roundabout (sign posted for Sandyford)
3. Turn left on the second roundabout (which has traffic lights on it)
4. Turn right at the next set of traffic lights & take another right straight after.
5. The entrance to the car park is on your right hand side.

1. Go around the Leopardstown roundabout and take the turn off for the Sandyford Industrial Estate.
2. Pass ‘Woodies’ on the left, continue straight ahead.
3. Turn left at the T-Junction at the end of this road (signposted ‘Local Traffic’).
4. Beacon Court is at the end of this road on the corner on your left.
5. Park in underground car park and follows signs to Beacon Consultants Clinic.

1. Follow the upper Kilmacud Road towards Sandyford Industrial Estate.
2. Turn right at the roundabout.
3. Continue straight ahead past St. Raphaela’s School on your left.
4. At the T-Junction – LUAS tracks – turn right.
5. The road then makes a sharp turn left.  Continue along here to the first left, (Mercedes garage on your right), Beacon Court is on your immediate right, turn into the underground carpark.

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Q: What is Septoplasty?
A : Plastic repair of Nasal septum that is typically performed for a crooked septum causing a blocked nose.

Q: What is SMR?
A: Sub Mucous Resection of nasal cartilage which has been largely replaced by Septoplasty which is less likely to cause cartilage depletion and complications like a saddle nose.

Q: Who Does Septoplasty
A: Septoplasty is one of the common procedures learned during training by every trainee ENT surgeon and performed by all ENT surgeons throughout their careers.

Q: Can Septoplasty improve the shape of my nose?
A: Yes in some cases where the shape is primarily crooked due to a crooked septum ( see Septoplasty and Cosmesis in this blog)    http://thenoseclinic.blogspot.ie/2011/03/septoplasty-and-cosmesis-case-study.html

Q: Is Septoplasty covered by Insurance?
A: Yes, in most cases where it is causing blockage, noisy breathing, interfering with sports, exacerbating snoring or Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Q: What are some of the Recent Advances in Septoplasty
A: Please refer to our website         http://www.rhinoplasty.ie/AboutRhinoplasty.php

Q: Is Septoplasty as expensive a Rhinoplasty.
A: No, It is approximately half the cost of a typical Rhinoplasty.

Q: Is Septoplasty possible under local Anaesthesia and as a Day-case ?
A: In Ireland it is generally performed under General Anaesthesia as an overnight stay procedure but It is sometimes appropriate to offer Local Anaesthesia and / or as a Day-Case surgery.

Q: Will there be a nasal pack. I am told they are painful when removed.
A: With modern techniques and tools like Endoscopes… it is possible in most cases not to place packs or splints inside the nose.

Q: Will there be a cast or a splint placed over my nose?
A: No.

Q: Downtime?
A: Five working days … Done on a Friday, You can get back to work by Monday week.

Munish Shandilya
MS FRCS Ed FRCS(ORL-HNS)