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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
Surface "scoring" techniques
Some surgeons employ techniques that shrink the turbinate from the outside. Effectively the turbinate mucosa is "scored" on its surface using either a laser, cryo (cold) therapy, or electrocautery to shrink the underlying tissue.
The goal of these techniques is, of course, to reduce the turbinate size. Yet by their very nature, all of these methods damage the surface lining, which leads to poor mucus secretion and dryness/crusting.
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