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19 kwi 2022 · Turbinate reduction is a surgical procedure performed by ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists to improve airflow in people with chronic nasal congestion. This procedure is also called nasal turbinate reduction and inferior turbinate reduction.
The commonest two types of surgery, which can be performed alone or in combination, are septal surgery and turbinate surgery. Septal surgery includes septoplasty and SMR or submucous resection. Turbinate surgery includes SMD or submucous diathermy, turbinoplasty and turbinectomy.
9 lis 2022 · When turbinate disorders need to be corrected, medications can often help; occasionally, a turbinate reduction can be performed alone or during endoscopic sinus surgery. This procedure requires general anesthesia and is typically performed in a same day surgery clinic.
31 sty 2024 · Surgery can be performed under local anaesthetic (the nose is “numbed”) or general anaesthetic (you are asleep). The surgery is done inside your nose with no scars or bruises on the outside. Turbinate surgery takes around 30 minutes.
5 gru 2018 · A turbinectomy is a surgical procedure that removes some or all of your turbinates. Turbinates (also called conchae) are small bony structures that occur inside the nose. There are a...
14 cze 2023 · The goal of turbinate reduction surgery is to shrink the size of the turbinates without removing too much tissue. A lack of turbinate tissue may cause the nasal cavity to become very dry...
Radiofrequency turbinate reduction is a procedure in which a needle-like instrument is inserted into the turbinate and energy is transmitted to the tissue to cause a controlled damage, so by the time healing process occurs, the turbinates will be reduced, allowing improved airflow through the nose.
