subject: Balloon Sinuplasty Is Painless Innovative Technique To Save Nasal Hindrance [print this page] Balloon sinuplasty is an innovative technique used by many doctors to help people who are suffering from sinusitis. Sinusitis is an infection or inflammation of the sinus cavities obstructing proper drainage, which may consequence in facial pain, headaches and nasal congestion. Sinusitis affects around 40 million of people each year which makes it one of the most common infections only in United State. Balloon sinuplasty is conducted as an outpatient process with negligible pain, no swelling or bruising, less bleeding because there are fewer traumas to the sinus lining and less tissue removal, which lead to a speeder recovery after surgery.
Process of Balloon sinuplasty:
ENT specialist inserts a catheter a small, flexible tube inside the nostrils up into the blocked sinus. The catheter has a tiny balloon on its tip which is inflated when inside the blocked sinus passage, just enough to open the sinus passage. There is no cutting involved, the balloon spreads the linings apart and permit the sinuses to drain. Once the duct is open, the balloon is then deflated and removed. As per balloon sinuplasty doctors advises that there are higher chances that the separated linings of nasal pore can go back to its original size before having balloon sinuplasty, because you have not treated the problem. With balloon sinuplasty you may have to undergo this procedure many times with out any difficulties.
Benefits of Balloon sinuplasty
Sinus surgery, which is the standard procedure in the treatment of chronic sinusitis, also aims at widening the sinus opening but by removing the tissue surrounding it. But baloon sinuplasty accomplished the same without any cutting of tissue. This avoids the pain and swelling that follow surgery. It also means balloon sinuplasty can be performed as a day care procedure. The procedure is proving especially good for the frontal sinus, whereas most endoscopic surgeons find frontal sinus surgery difficult and challenging.
Balloon sinuplasty widens the sinus opening by only fracturing the surrounding bone and not removing it. This may lead to the opening gradually becoming narrow again, requiring the procedure to be repeated without any kinds of troubles to the patients.
