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Surgical Complications
Complications associated with inferior turbinate surgery include bleeding, crusting, dryness, and scarring. If you undergo an inferior turbinate reduction, your doctor may prescribe a spray or watery solution to relieve dryness and aid in healing. There is generally less risk of serious complications today than in the past, when inferior turbinates were extensively cut out, sometimes causing excessive crusting and nasal dysfunction.

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Treatment for enlarged inferior turbinates

Partial turbinectomy
This is similar to a turbinectomy. However, only about half of the lower part of the turbinate is removed, usually with scissors. Again, this approach removes a lot of the surface mucous lining of the turbinates, leads to dryness/crusting, and has a greater than 10 percent postoperative bleeding rate.

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