Reminder: medical misinformation and spam

Hello. Moderator here.

Recently I've noticed a few individuals in this group who've been fearmongering by telling people to cancel or categorically not do surgery, and citing their personal negative experiences as part of their dogma.

As an example, I think turbinate reductions are unnecessary and risky because they put you at risk of empty nose syndrome (look it up). And that any adult seeking out improved nasal breathing should also check their candidacy for nasomaxillary expansion via a custom MARPE or FME with a provider that specializes in airway. I think it's okay to share opinions like that, but trying to scare people into cancelling their surgery (which some people are doing) is not okay.

Please report submissions like that if you see them.

Posted Jun 4, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC

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