Overview
A newer answer to chronic sinusitis
A relatively new treatment for chronic sinusitis and other nasal complications is balloon sinuplasty. This procedure reopens blocked sinus passages and can help you breathe more easily. Balloon sinuplasty can reduce sinus pain and facial pressure through allergy season. It may also help with the effects that pollution and the environment have on your breathing. If medicine only masks your sinus symptoms, ask your doctor whether a balloon sinuplasty could treat them.
Benefits
Why patients choose it
A balloon sinuplasty offers many advantages over traditional sinus surgeries. When sinus problems take over your face, it may feel bloated or like you have a cold that just won’t go away. In these cases, a balloon sinuplasty is worth discussing with your doctor. Further benefits of a balloon sinuplasty include:
- Minimally invasive
- Enhanced safety
- Reduced bleeding
- Improved recovery time
- No need for nasal packing
- Less painful
- Virtually no swelling
- Does not require any incisions
The procedure
Small balloons, reopened sinuses
Balloon sinuplasty surgery involves the use of small balloons to reopen blocked sinuses. A thin catheter (tube) attached to a balloon is inserted into your nostril passages. Once inserted, the balloon is smoothly moved into the blocked nasal areas and inflated to create a space. Finally, the balloon is deflated and removed, leaving an opened space in the nasal passage. This space allows for restored nasal drainage and functioning.
Balloon sinuplasty is a short procedure, and recovery is usually quick. It is a method which can be used with other treatments to plan the right surgical sinus treatment for your individual needs.
