Valsamidis K, et al. - In this prospective study involving 60 patients with nasal obstruction and septal deviation and 25 healthy controls, researchers assessed septoplasty-related changes in olfactory function and their impact on quality of life of patients. Due to septal deviation, the smell was significantly compromised, particularly in the more obstructed side of the nasal cavity. After septoplasty (subjective report and olfactory measurements), smell improved significantly, together with increased nasal patency. Normosmic patients reported higher personal benefit from surgery compared to patients with olfactory disorders postoperatively. According to findings, septoplasty leads to better smell perception and patients with improved smell report greater personal benefit from septoplasty compared to patients with remaining olfactory deficits.