Nose & Sinus Surgery

Sinus Surgery is also known as Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Sinuses are air cavities present in between face bones. These cavities open in nose via small holes, these holes are called ostia. Cavities wall are lined with mucus. This mucus is drained out by ostia. Fess is surgery to unblock the sinuses openings.Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is a minimally invasive technique used to restore sinus ventilation and normal function. Rapid growth in this specialty along with the introduction of new technologies such as navigation, microdebrider and better medical management allows for better results in the treatment of sinus ailments at our Institute.

Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is the surgery performed in patients of chronic sinusitis who are not responding even after complete medical management. FESS is a camera assisted endoscopic surgery in which all the sinuses are cleared of disease and inflammatory tissue and there openings are made wide with the help of a special shaver system called as microdebrider.

Post operatively patient’s nose is packed with special packs for 2-3 days and after removal of packs the patient is started on topical saline and steroid sprays which do not have any systemic side effects.

Endoscopic septoplasty is done for deviated nasal septum which is causing significant nasal obstruction to the patient. It is done endoscopically under camera vision without any external scar to the patient. It is generally clubbed with bilateral inferior turbinate reduction which is also done endoscopically by using the microdebrider shaver system. It is a daycare procedure and patient is sent back home same day. The nose is packed with special packs for two to three days so that there is no bleeding.