IMPORTANCE Patients with a septal deviation and concerns about nasal obstruction often undergo septoplasty to improve nasal airflow. Following primary septoplasty, however, some patients have persistent symptoms due to nasal valve dysfunction and may require nasal valve surgery. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the change in disease-specific quality of life for patients who undergo nasal valve correction after failed septoplasty using the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) survey and to determine whether identifiable anatomical risk factors are more common in patients with a history of failed septoplasty. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective observational outcomes study conducted at a tertiary care medical center. Forty patients who underwent nasal valve correction
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