A condition known as sinusitis can cause patients to experience symptoms such as weak sense of smell, nasal obstruction, headaches, post-nasal drip, and pain around the sinus area. Sinusitis occurs when bacteria, fungi, allergies, or viruses cause the sinuses to become inflamed.
Sinusitis can sometimes be cured by over the counter medicines like antihistamines or decongestants. Sometimes prescription antibiotics may be required. Sometimes however, there are cases when a patient just doesn't respond to these medications and must undergo a form of sinus surgery to alleviate sinusitis.
Sinus surgery is the procedure of removing dead sinus tissues or enlarging the sinus passage to create a pathway for the drainage of the infected substances from the sinus cavities.
However, there are many types of sinus surgeries performed everyday. One of the most common types is what's known as FESS or functional endoscopic sinus surgery. This type of sinus surgery involves the use of endoscopes to remove the dead and obstructive sinus tissue from the nasal passage.
An alternative type of sinus surgery is relatively new and promises faster times in both operation and recovery. Known as balloon sinuplasty, this type of sinus surgery requires the insertion of a deflated balloon (designed specifically for this purpose), into the nasal passage. The balloon is guided the the obstructed portion of the sinus cavity and inflated once it reaches its destination. Because the sinus passage holds its shape once the balloon in inflated to its appropriate size, balloon sinuplasty has proven to be an affective way to treating sinusitis.
Sometimes however, when neither FESS or balloon sinuplasty fail, a more invasive form of sinus surgery may be required. Known as the Caldwell-Luc Method, this form of surgery is performed by making an incision into the upper gum area of the mouth. From this incision dead sinus tissue is removed and adequate drainage of the infection is accomplished.
Once painful and very costly, sinus surgeries have improved due to technological advancement bringing down both the recovery time and the costs involves. If medicines do not alleviate your sinusitis, you may have no choice but to obtain sinuplasty.
If money is the problem, these kinds of operations are usually covered by your health insurance so you have nothing to be worried about. So what are you waiting for? Go to your doctor and get rid of sinusitis once and for all.
Sinusitis can sometimes be cured by over the counter medicines like antihistamines or decongestants. Sometimes prescription antibiotics may be required. Sometimes however, there are cases when a patient just doesn't respond to these medications and must undergo a form of sinus surgery to alleviate sinusitis.
Sinus surgery is the procedure of removing dead sinus tissues or enlarging the sinus passage to create a pathway for the drainage of the infected substances from the sinus cavities.
However, there are many types of sinus surgeries performed everyday. One of the most common types is what's known as FESS or functional endoscopic sinus surgery. This type of sinus surgery involves the use of endoscopes to remove the dead and obstructive sinus tissue from the nasal passage.
An alternative type of sinus surgery is relatively new and promises faster times in both operation and recovery. Known as balloon sinuplasty, this type of sinus surgery requires the insertion of a deflated balloon (designed specifically for this purpose), into the nasal passage. The balloon is guided the the obstructed portion of the sinus cavity and inflated once it reaches its destination. Because the sinus passage holds its shape once the balloon in inflated to its appropriate size, balloon sinuplasty has proven to be an affective way to treating sinusitis.
Sometimes however, when neither FESS or balloon sinuplasty fail, a more invasive form of sinus surgery may be required. Known as the Caldwell-Luc Method, this form of surgery is performed by making an incision into the upper gum area of the mouth. From this incision dead sinus tissue is removed and adequate drainage of the infection is accomplished.
Once painful and very costly, sinus surgeries have improved due to technological advancement bringing down both the recovery time and the costs involves. If medicines do not alleviate your sinusitis, you may have no choice but to obtain sinuplasty.
If money is the problem, these kinds of operations are usually covered by your health insurance so you have nothing to be worried about. So what are you waiting for? Go to your doctor and get rid of sinusitis once and for all.
About the Author:
As a Dallas rhinoplasty surgeon, Dr. Wilson has helped patients recover from sinusitis as well as many other nasal issues.
