Sinus surgery
Chronic nasal obstruction or blocked nose, chronic rhinitis (runny nose, cold) or chronic sinusitis are a frequent reason for ENT consultations.
This condition is often managed by your GP, and in some cases treatment is insufficient.
A full ENT clinical examination, including nasofibroscopy, is essential.
The examination can be used to look for anatomical malformations causing nasal obstruction, polyps or superinfection.
Sinus drainage and cleansing surgery, or middle meatotomy, can be useful in cases of chronic sinusitis, enabling you to make a definitive recovery from your symptoms.
This surgery is usually performed on an outpatient basis, with no external scarring.
It may require placement of an endonasal drill, which is removed after 24 hours.
Nasal septum and turbinate surgery
Chronic nasal obstruction or blocked nose, chronic rhinitis (runny nose or cold) or chronic sinusitis are a frequent reason for ENT consultations.
This condition is often managed by your GP, and in some cases treatment is insufficient.
A full ENT clinical examination, including nasofibroscopy, is essential.
The examination can detect septal deviation, large inferior turbinates or turbinate hypertrophy causing nasal obstruction, polyps or superinfection.
Surgery to straighten the septum (septoplasty) and/or reduce the size of the inferior turbinates (turbinoplasty) may be useful in cases of chronic nasal obstruction, enabling you to make a definitive recovery from your symptoms.
This surgery is usually performed on an outpatient basis, with no external scarring.
It may require placement of an endonasal drill, which is removed after 24 hours.
