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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.
Inferior turbinoplasty bibliography
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Treatment for enlarged inferior turbinates
Submucosal resection of the inferior turbinates
The turbinates consist of bone covered by soft tissue membrane, or mucosa. In this procedure, your surgeon removes the outer part of the soft turbinate tissue and the vertical part of the turbinate bone. The remaining inner part of the turbinate is folded over and dressed for healing. This approach typically reduces the size of the inferior turbinates by about half.
Although this technique is relatively invasive, it's a clear improvement to the partial turbinectomy technique because:
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Improvements to this technique may include the use of the microdebrider for more precise tissue removal and an endoscope for better visualization during surgery. |
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Sometimes this method is also described as a modified endoscopic turbinoplasty. <
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