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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.
A procedure done to straighten or repair a deviated septum and reduce enlarged turbinates. Septum- is the cartilage and bone in your nose. The septum divides the nasal cavity (inside your nose) into a right and left side. When the septum is off- center or leans to one side of the nasal cavity, it is “deviated.”.
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.
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.
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.
5 mar 2023 · Turbinate reduction surgery decreases the size of turbinates, or tiny bony structures within the nose, in order to improve breathing. This same-day procedure is typically performed through the nostrils under local anesthesia.
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...
