Video

Video by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Ashley

Septoplasty Surgery

Air Forces Southern

April 23, 2013 | 4:12

U.S. Air Force medical personnel conduct a septoplasty on a Belizean man during a surgery medical readiness training exercise at Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan, Belize, April 23, 2013. A septoplasty is a corrective surgical procedure done to straighten the nasal cavities. Medial professionals from the U.S. are providing free medical treatment at multiple medical readiness training exercises thoughout Belize as part of an exercise known as New Horizons. The MEDRETES are designed to provide humanitarian assistance and medical care to people in several communities, while helping improve the skills of U.S. medical forces. Available in High Definition.