Septoplasty, the surgery performed to straighten or repair the septum of the nose, is found to be closely linked to reduced levels of asthma exacerbations and lowering disease progress. Previous studies have suggested that the risk of asthma was significantly higher for those with septal deviation (SD).  A recent research conducted by a team of scientists from Korea and published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found that the link between septoplasty and lowered asthma levels provides evidence for surgical correction to control the development of the disease condition in SD patients. The researchers said that their study consisted of 29,853 individuals from Korea with SD and that they followed the subjects up for 9 years to find that individuals with septal deviation had an adjusted HR for asthma of 2.43, compared to 0.83 for individuals who had a septoplasty. Pointing out how the incidence for asthma was significantly higher for those with SD, the researchers also pointed out that there were also high incidences for allergic rhinitis (aHR = 1.58; 95% CI, 1.5-1.67) and chronic rhinosinusitis (aHR = 1.22; 95% CI, 1.15-1.31). The study suggested further research and also stressed that intervention studies will be required to confirm a relationship between septoplasty and subsequent asthma development.