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If you are in need of some type of surgery, be sure to consider
the possibility of In-Office outpatient treatment. Today, many insurance
companies are requiring the use of day surgery in order to receive
full benefits. This can save you money while letting you recover
comfortably at home.
Most nasal and sinus problems
can be treated adequately by conventional means. However, when treatment
modalities such as environment control and antihistamines and decongestants
are ineffective and allergy shots are not useful, there are new
and exciting operative techniques which can restore nasal breathing,
improve the sense of smell and relieve the chronic "sinus"
headache. An evaluation is necessary and frequently involves the
CT scan which can reveal significant disease the conventional X-ray
techniques would have missed.
Once the problem is diagnosed,
the physician may recommend endoscopic sinus surgery. Recent advances
in nasal endoscopy have significantly affected surgical techniques
now used in intranasal and sinus procedures. By using small, specially
designed nasal telescopes, the surgeon can see more clearly into
the nose and sinuses to remove the diseased tissue. But more importantly,
access to a number of areas within the sinuses is so improved with
endoscopes that procedures which previously required extensive internal
incisions can now be performed through the sinus scope inside the
natural nasal cavity.
Sinus and nasal disease can
be treated more effectively than ever before with endoscopy. Additionally,
endoscopy can now be combined with nasal cosmetic surgery. Today,
patients can expect their sinus and nasal surgery to be less traumatic,
less painful with early healing and a shorter recuperative time.
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