Turbinate Surgery. A surgeon can use either a scalpel or a cauterizing tool to remove sections of bone and cartilage thereby creating wider passages for air. Swollen turbinates can block air flow through your nose.
It involves make a small cut in the lining of the inferior turbinates and lifting the lining off the thin bone that forms the structural support of the inferior turbinate. 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. Surgery is typically performed through the nostrils on both sides of the nose this procedure is typically performed in an operating room under general anesthesia.
Swollen turbinates can block air flow through your nose.
The goal of turbinate reduction surgery is to shrink the size of the turbinates without removing too much tissue. The goal of turbinate reduction surgery is to shrink the size of the turbinates without removing too much tissue. The most common associated procedure is called a septoplasty to address a deviated septum. A lack of turbinate tissue may cause the nasal cavity to become very dry and.
