Contents:
- Medical Video: How do I know if I need sinus surgery?
- When should sinusitis surgery?
- Various types of sinusitis surgery are recommended by doctors
- 1. Endoscopy
- 2. Sinuplasti balloon
- 3. Open sinus surgery
- Some things you should know about sinusitis surgery
Medical Video: How do I know if I need sinus surgery?
When colds, flu, or allergies get worse, sinusitis can occur. Symptoms of sinusitis are the same as flu or runny nose, namely runny nose, fever, accompanied by pain in the area of the nose and around the eyes. This condition can interfere with one's activities. Fortunately, this disease can be treated with drugs and sinusitis surgery. However, when should you do surgery to treat sinusitis?
When should sinusitis surgery?
Sinusitis can be caused by viruses or bacteria. This condition usually improves with drugs, such as antibiotics or topical nasal steroid drugs. These drugs can be found easily at the pharmacy, but it would be better if used according to the ENT doctor's prescription.
The doctor will give medication to restore your health. However, if within three months of treatment, sinusitis symptoms do not also improve, sinusitis will be determined to be chronic. The doctor will recommend you for further treatment and treatment with an otolaryngologist.
Before undergoing surgery, it is likely that patients must take medication therapy regularly. If the drug can relieve sinusitis symptoms, surgery is not needed. Sinusitis surgery is performed to relieve symptoms, while reducing infection. In addition, this surgery can also prevent sinusitis from recurring, helping you breathe better.
In addition to drug resistance, sinusitis surgery may be performed if the patient has the following conditions:
- The presence of polyps
- The structure of the nose or septum (wall of the nose) is not normal
- Sinus infection has spread to the bone
- Sinus cancer
- Chronic sinusitis with HIV
- Sinusitis caused by fungi
Various types of sinusitis surgery are recommended by doctors
If your doctor gives you a choice of surgery as a treatment and you approve it, you have several types of sinusitis surgery that you need to know, such as:
1. Endoscopy
Endoscopy is the most common type of surgical procedure. The doctor will insert a very thin and flexible device called an endoscope to your nose.
The device is equipped with a small camera lens to help doctors know where the sinus inflammation occurs. Then, the doctor will block or remove polyps, scar tissue, or fungus that interfere with the sinuses.
2. Sinuplasti balloon
If the doctor does not need to remove anything from your sinuses, this surgery might be the choice. The doctor will insert a thin tube into the nose with a small balloon tip. This balloon helps clean the aisles so the sinuses can drain the air better.
3. Open sinus surgery
This operation is performed for quite severe and complicated conditions, such as chronic sinusitis. The operation is done by cutting the skin that covers the sinuses. After cutting, the sinus part will be visible, the problematic tissue will be removed. Then, the sinus will be reconstructed again.
Some things you should know about sinusitis surgery
According to studies of sinusitis surgery has the effectiveness to cure sinusitis by 85 to 90 percent. However, this surgical process can cause side effects, such as bleeding, infection, or blindness even though it is very rare.
You need to do postoperative care to restore the condition and monitor the results of surgery. For patients with chronic sinusitis, you may need a nasal spray.
After the surgery, your nose will be bandaged to prevent infected wounds and bleeding. You have to sleep with your head higher, open your mouth when sneezing to reduce pressure on your nose, and follow up if needed.
