Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - An Overview

If the condition of the sinusitis become very worse and doesn't respond to medications, surgery becomes inevitable option for the doctors. There are mainly three types of surgery that is done- Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), Image guided surgery, Caldwell Luc operation. Of these the first one is very common and this is usually used to remove the blockages of your sinuses. This type of surgery is also called sinoscopy.

Lets discuss the procedure of this endoscopic sinus surgery in detail and see how doctors perform this operation. Before that lets learn a little on endoscope. Endoscope is a very light and thin instrument which is inserted in the nose and the doctors monitor the images through an eye piece or monitor screen. The lens of the endoscope allows the doctor to see the different areas inside your nose and the sinuses and to find out what has caused the blockage in you sinuses.

Once they are confirmed of the blockage and in which sinuses the infection is caused they would now insert modern mini instruments of surgery along with endoscope to remove the blockage to get rid of sinusitis completely. Endoscopic sinus surgery is common method but very much effective.

What other things are important in this endoscopic sinus surgery? The first important thing is that no cutting or incision takes place in this surgery. Hence the post operative period is quite comfortable with less pain. The patient can go home immediately or after taking proper rest the same day of the surgery. This surgery is basically designed to drain mucus of the blocked nose and help patients recover from the pain and discomforts.

So the main functions of endoscopic surgery in sinusitis are- relive nasal blockage, get rid of facial pain, improve the breathing of the patient, and also to improve the sense of taste and smell.

Endoscopic sinus surgery is an effective procedure to correct deviated sputum. In this case the partition between the nose is crooked to get rid of polyps or water fillings which are non cancerous cells. The techniques also removes small tumors or swellings caused due to uncontrolled growth of the cells which can become cancerous. Thus this surgery treats sinusitis permanently.

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