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    Good news for people who suffer from severe nasal obstructions that impair airway function. According to a new study, problems such as nasal obstruction can now be treated by a form of nasal plastic surgery called “functional rhinoplasty”.

    The new study, appearing in the September/October issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, evaluated 41 people with severe nasal obstructions who underwent functional rhinoplasty at the University of Washington School of Medicine's Cosmetic Surgery Center.

    The patients completed questionnaires about the severity of their nasal obstructions before and after having surgery. Based on their answers, the patients were given a severity score of zero to 100, with higher scores indicating more severe nasal obstructions.

    The researchers found that the severity scores decreased significantly after surgery -- from 58.4 to just 15.7 after an average of 227 days. [Forbes]

    The best part about this bit of news is that apart from boosting airway function, people who get nose jobs also get to make themselves look good. Now that’s quite a bonus.

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