Nasal and sinus surgery focuses on improving breathing function and addressing chronic issues like sinusitis and a deviated septum. By resolving blockages and reducing sinus pain, patients experience enhanced comfort and better respiratory health.
Appearance and Confidence
In addition to functional improvements, cosmetic rhinoplasty can refine the appearance of the nose. Tailored to individual needs, they help enhance facial harmony, leading to increased confidence and overall well-being.
Surgical Treatment Options for Nasal and Sinus Conditions
Depending on your condition, insurance, lifestyle, and symptoms, your ENT physician may recommend one or more surgical treatment options. Some of the most common procedures we perform treat conditions like:
- Nasal Blockage
- Chronic Sinusitis
- Deviated Septum
- Sinus or nasal trauma
- Nose Bleed
- Nasal Polyps
- Enlarged Turbinates
- Chronic Stuffiness
- Chronic Breathing Issues
What Nasal & Sinus Surgery Options Are Available?
Depending on your condition, insurance, lifestyle, and symptoms, your ENT physician may recommend one or more surgical treatment options. Some of the most common procedures we perform include:
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is used to improve nasal drainage and open up the nasal passageways. To perform this outpatient procedure, your doctor uses an endoscope (a small probe with a camera on the end) to enter your sinuses and remove problematic tissues and diseased sinus mucosa.
Image guided surgery is another endoscopic surgery option for severe forms of chronic sinusitis or nasal blockage that can’t be treated using normal sinus surgery methods. It relies on a three-dimensional mapping system created from CT scans for extreme precision.
Balloon Sinuplasty uses a small balloon catheter inserted into the sinuses then inflated to open up the nasal passageways. Once the sinuses reach the desired width, the balloon is deflated and removed, leaving more space in the passageway.
Caldwell Luc operation improves drainage in the maxillary sinus by creating a window from this cavity to the nose. The surgeon enters the maxillary cavity endoscopically through the upper jaw above the molars.
Septoplasty and septorhinoplasty procedures reshape, reduce or reposition portions of the septum’s bone or cartilage to open up the nasal passageway and improve drainage and breathing. These procedures are used to reduce blockage, fix a deviated septum, repair a broken nose and more.
Turbinate surgery reduces airway obstruction and difficulties breathing caused by enlarged or swollen turbinates, which are small bones that clean and humidify air as it passes through your nose. There are several types of turbinate surgery including turbinate ablation surgery and submucous resection surgery.