Treatments
Ideal patients for nasal surgery
- You are well researched and know what you want.
- You had a good look at the info on this website.
- You have a combination of functional nasal problems and some aesthetic frustration
- You have realistic expectations regarding surgery and know perfection is not realistic.
- You are emotionally whole despite your nasal frustration.
- Your know your personality makes up for any deformity.
- You are doing this for yourself.
- You have a good friend or family member for support during the first 2 weeks after surgery
- Your work/business/family will allow you time off to recover for 10 to 14 days after surgery
- You trust Dr. van Wyk after the first consult.
Treatments
Treatments
Please click on a treatment type for further information
Sleep Apnea Surgery
Sleep Apnea Surgery
Dr. van Wyk is part of the Morningside Sleep Group, a multi disciplinary meeting.
You may book an appointment directly for this part of our work but we normally recommend you to be seen by a Sleep Medicine Specialist first. This allows screening for insomnias, covers medical treatment needed and give you access to sleep studies that provides a lot of useful data regarding the problem. Our local Sleep Medicine Specialist is Dr. Rosman (Neurologist specializing in Sleep Medicine). Contact Number for Dr. K. Rosman: 011 784 0278
Sleep Apnea Surgery
Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Dr. van Wyk is asked to be involved to assess if surgery is an option in cases where both Mandibular Advancement Splints and CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) Therapy have failed.
- The surgery will be discussed in detail during your visit, including a detailed discussion on success rates and risks.
- Please bring a friend of family member along.
- Please remember to bring along all previous sleep studies, your Mandibular Advancement Splint and a recording of your sleep (there are several app’s for this)
- As part of your assessment you will likely have a small camera (scope) inserted via the nostril to see the nasal and throat areas. This is well tolerated by most and takes less than 2 minutes to complete.
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