What is sinus surgery?
The purpose of sinus surgery is to open up the sinuses, remove blockages, and restore the natural drainage process.
Why would you go for sinus surgery?
Many patients face sinus problems, the nasal sinus system faces problems such as a heavy lining, polyps (unnatural growths), or continuous infections. Some people are born with sinus problems that are not shaped in the normal way.
sinus issues can cause respiratory difficulty. In so many cases only sinus surgery is the solution for the patient.
Types of sinus surgery include:
• functional endoscopic surgery
• turbinate reduction surgery (sometimes combined with another procedure such as septoplasty)
• balloon sinuplasty
• Polypectomy
How to prepare for sinus surgery
The doctor will advise you to avoid some medicine before sinus surgery.
In some cases, such as after a cardiac problem, patient shouldn’t take a gap from their medications for too long a period. If you want to be safe, ask the doctor how long they want you off of your medications.
You should start to irrigate the sinus passages with saline rinse. You will not be able to drive for 2 days at our doctor’s suggestion. You have to follow the doctor’s advice if you want to heal quickly.
Sinus Surgery Procedure Details
The process of sinus surgery is explained below:
• You will be placed under either general or local anesthesia.
• A tiny telescope will be inserted into patient’s sinuse area so that the doctor can get a full view at what’s happening as they work.
• The surgeon will then surgically remove obstacles, tiny parts of bone, or polyps from your sinus area.
• If you’re under local anesthesia, you may feel some pressure or hear the doctor removing things from the sinus system. This is similar to the noise you might face while you are at the dental doctor having a cavity repaired.
• At the end of a functional endoscopic surgery, the surgeon may pack the area with light absorbable packing such as Surgiflo to control post-surgery bleeding. doctors may also insert a stent such as a medical tool to keep anti-inflammatory medication on the area for a few weeks after the surgery.
