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If you are experiencing chronic nasal blockage or persistent discharge from the nose, it may be caused due to infected or swollen turbinates. Schedule a appointment with the best ENT surgeons near you only at Pristyn Care.
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Turbinoplasty is also known as turbinectomy. It is a minimally invasive treatment performed to remove or reduce the size of the turbinates when they get infected or swollen. Turbinates are soft, bony and tiny structures on the wall of both sides of the nasal passage. They are covered by soft tissues called mucosa.
Turbinoplasty can be performed in various ways including using electrocautery, coblation or radiofrequency ablation. These techniques reduce the size by shrinking turbinates instead of actually removing them.
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Turbinoplasty is performed for the removal or reduction of turbinates to clear nasal passageways. Patients having the below mentioned conditions that may fail to treat with other treatments can undergo this surgery.
Turbinoplasty is a same day procedure that can be done under local anesthesia. It is performed through nostrils without any external incisions or wounds. Small instruments and telescopes are used to perform the procedure.
Prior to surgery, the patient asked to avoid medications like ibuprofen, warfarin to prevent the blood clotting during the procedure.
Turbinoplasty can be performed by any of the technique mentioned below:
Outfracture technique: With this procedure, the surgeon will insert a specialized tool through the nostrils to reposition the turbinate bones. Some of the tissues in the turbinates cut off to clear the nasal passage.
Coblation submucosal turbinate reduction: This technique is the removal of tissues surrounded on the turbinate bones and shrinking of remaining tissues through coblation. Coblation is a process of using gentle radio frequency with natural saline to remove the turbinate tissues.
Ideally, this technique is opted for the patients who want best possible results without severe pain, less discomfort and faster recovery. This is an outpatient procedure, it takes around 10-20 minutes and the patient can resume daily activities by the same day.
Extra-Mural turbinate reduction: This is a minimal invasive procedure and performed under general anesthesia. It involves the opening of nasal passages through and surgical removal of turbinate bone. It may cause a bit of discomfort, pain and take 3-4 weeks to recover.
All the methods of turbinate reduction surgery or turbinoplasty are done with specialized equipment, headlights, and endoscopic cameras.
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Ideally, the doctor and the care coordinator will explain all the ways to be prepared for the turbinate reduction procedure. The doctor will conduct a few tests to diagnose the severity of the condition and ask to follow a few other things. These are:
Recovery time may vary for different types of turbinate reduction procedure. For minimal invasive procedures, recovery time is pretty quick with less pain. Within two or three weeks, it can be completely healed.
For more invasive turbinate reduction procedure, recovery takes upto six to eight months. Initially, it needs to pack the nostrils with gauze to prevent it from bleeding and keep the tissues in place.
Here are some suggestions for faster recovery after turbinoplasty:
Risks are less severe for minimal invasive turbinate reduction procedures. Nose dryness is the most common symptom initially for about two or three weeks. Using nasal saline or antibiotic ointment can be helpful to control these side effects.
Higher risk and complications are associated with Invasive turbinate removal or reduction procedures. Some main complications are mentioned below:
It is also possible for the turbinate to regrow after treatment, in which case turbinate reduction treatment must be repeated.
Yes! All the common forms of nasal surgeries – deviated septum surgery, turbinoplasty, septoplasty, sinus surgery for recurrent acute or chronic sinusitis, nasal valve stenosis or nasal fracture surgery are covered under insurance.
Inflammation and allergies often trigger recurrent swelling of the mucous membranes of the turbinates despite nasal surgery. It is very likely that mucosa could become inflamed and swollen once again after surgical reduction because bone tissue removed from the turbinates will not grow back.
Nasal congestion or discharge is very common for the first few weeks after surgery. Nasal passage or breathing will return to normal after two to three weeks after surgery.
The air flow through the nasal passage can be significantly blocked. This extreme level of blockage leads to snoring problems, recurring nose bleeding, sleep apnea etc and mouth breathing.
The main function of turbinates is to warm and humidify the inhaled air, so turbinates can not be completely removed. The removal of it can result in a very dry and crusty nose. Usually, it may regrow after the surgery and the procedure needs to be repeated.
In some instances, the turbinates swell up due to environmental irritants. Chronic sinusitis, which causes persistent inflammation in the nasal passages, may also trigger chronic swelling of the turbinates.
If one or both of the upper turbinates are swollen or being pushed on, it may feel pressure under the eyes and pain near the eye, on the eye nerve, or at the base of the skull. Alternatively, some people experience a migraine headache from obstruction to blood flow.
Sinus Headaches are often caused when turbinates swell up. This swelling can cause excess mucus to build up and block the sinuses. The facial pressure you feel is due to swollen turbinates. Medical treatments may help, which include oral decongestants and nasal sprays.
