How long does it take to recover from nasal turbinate surgery?
For less invasive turbinate reductions, recovery is usually quick and not very painful. In about three weeks, the new scar tissue in your nose should be completely healed. For the more invasive type of turbinate reduction surgery, recovery takes three to six months.
Is turbinate reduction surgery painful?
The surgery may be done through a lighted camera (endoscope) that is placed into the nose. You may have general anesthesia or local anesthesia with sedation, so you are asleep and pain-free during surgery.
What is the success rate of turbinate reduction surgery?
At 1 month postoperatively the overall success rate, as defined by patient satisfaction, was 82%, but this declined steadily with time to 60% at 3 months, 54% at 1 year and 41% at 1-16 years. There was no significant difference found in the success rates between methods of turbinate reduction used.
Does Flonase shrink turbinates?
Abstract. Conclusion: Fluticasone propionate (FP) aqueous nasal spray was objectively found to be effective and safe for the treatment of lower turbinate enlargement in patients with vasomotor rhinitis.
Does turbinate reduction affect smell?
Radiofrequency inferior turbinate reduction improves smell ability of patients with chronic rhinitis and inferior turbinate hypertrophy.
Do turbinates grow back after surgery?
The turbinates normally function to warm and humidify inhaled air, and so it is important that the turbinate not be removed completely because this can result in a very dry, crusty nose. Occasionally, turbinate tissue will re-grow after turbinate surgery, and the procedure may need to be repeated.
What do the turbinates in your nose do?
The turbinates help to warm and moisturize air as it flows through your nose. There are three turbinates in each nostril (inferior, middle, and superior), but it is the inferior turbinates that most commonly affect airflow. When the bone or soft tissue becomes enlarged, they cause nasal obstruction.
What is paradoxical middle turbinate in nasal obstruction?
Dr Maxime St-Amant ◉ and Dr Mohamed Hossam el Deen et al. Paradoxical middle turbinate is a rare developmental cause of nasal obstruction. It refers to an inferomedially curved middle turbinate edge with the concave surface facing the nasal septum and usually occurs bilaterally.
What is a nasal turbinate reduction?
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. (It’s called bilateral turbinate reduction when surgery is performed on both sides of your nose.)
What is inferior turbinate surgery?
Inferior turbinate surgery is typically performed to improve nasal airflow and reduce nasal blockage and congestion. A turbinate reduction is the preferred surgical treatment to shrink the size of the turbinates and improve breathing. It is a minor, minimally-invasive, outpatient procedure. What is a Nasal Obstruction?
What is the difference between normal and paradoxical turbinate curvature?
This view shows more of a bulky curve on the middle turbinates and not paradoxical curvature. The normal MT has a gentle “c” curve whereas paradoxical has an”s” shape which can narrow the space into which the anterior ethmoid, frontal, and maxillary sinuses drain and potentially cause sinus problems.