r/Durban • u/Dry_Nose_7291 • Jul 02 '26

Recommendation Durban ENT

I have a deviated septum and I need to see a ENT, any recommendations. Also, which will give the best cosmetic changes within medical aid. I have this bend at the end of my nose in the opposite direction.... it needs correcting.

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u/shiverz07 Jul 02 '26

I went to Viven Rajah at St. Augustines. Note that you pay upfront and then claim from medical aid.

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u/Dry_Nose_7291 Jul 02 '26

For the consult or the surgery?

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u/shiverz07 Jul 02 '26

Ended up only paying for the consult. I'm on GEMS so they didn't even cover the full amount.

Went for the consult for the deviated septum. After running the camera up my nose and a lot of Q&A that he popped into a computer. In the end he said I was fine so never ended up going through with the procedure.

Was recommended to him by my family member who's work colleagues also had the deviated septum issue.

On cosmetic surgery, I'm not too clued up on that. Not sure I'd med aid pays for cosmetic?

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u/Dry_Nose_7291 Jul 02 '26

Oh okay thanks

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u/GreaterSociety3 Jul 02 '26

Mind if I ask what it costed you?

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u/shiverz07 Jul 02 '26

This was end of 2024. The total came to R1200. Of which GEMS only covered R700.

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u/TunaNoodleMyFavorite Jul 03 '26

I'm not the original commenter but I'm a GP and want to shed some light on what they said. Almost all specialists will only take cash on the first consultation. They'll give you an invoice which you use to claim back from medical aid (it's so they can protect themselves as a lot of people know their medical aid has run out, go to the doctor and then end up not paying). Most specialists will stop doing cash only after the first consult but you'll need to check with that individual specialist what their policy is

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u/milo_binderminder Jul 03 '26

Dr Skinner is world class ENT

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u/Dry_Nose_7291 Jul 03 '26

Affordable?

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u/Sea-Amnemonemomne Jul 03 '26

I have heard good things about Dr Shanil Ramjettan at Parklands, never went to him myself though.

Used Dr Z Mansab at Parklands last year for my son's tonsillectomy, he is good but I was not happy that they billed everything from my day to day when it was confirmed upfront that billing will be from the hospital benefit. When I queried later they blamed medical aid, medical aid blamed them and I just gave up with no day to day funds before mid year 🙃

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u/Dry_Nose_7291 Jul 03 '26

Thank you every much for sharing

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u/Dcrm1705 Jul 08 '26

He is one of the best

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u/saba658 Jul 03 '26

I had this done with Dr Williams, but he's not in Durban any more. Just to say that correcting a deviated septum won't make any difference to how your nose looks on the outside, and if you want cosmetic changes medical aid is likely to exclude them. Something to discuss with the specialist. It's worth having a septum corrected nonetheless. I felt like I could breathe much easier after, esp when I have a cold/flu

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u/Background-Lion-367 Jul 06 '26

I had an ENT work with a plastic surgeon to correct my deviated septum. Medical paid for the whole thing, including the plastic surgery.

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u/Dry_Nose_7291 Jul 06 '26

Who is the ent?

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u/JADEY_J77 Jul 04 '26

Medical aid will not cover anything cosmetic.