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Answer 1

* What is nasal airway surgery?
* What are risks and complications of nasal airway surgery?
* What happens before surgery?
* What happens the day of surgery?
* What happens during surgery?
* What happens after surgery?

The following information is provided to help patients and their families prepare for surgery, and to understand more clearly the associated benefits, risks, and complications. Patients are encouraged to ask their doctor any questions that felt necessary to help better understand this procedure.

Nasal obstruction is usually caused by a deviated or crocked septum or enlarged tissues (turbinates) within the nose. A septoplasty is an operation to correct a deformity of the partition (the septum) between the two sides of the nose. A turbinectomy is the surgical removal of an abnormally enlarged turbinate from inside the nose to improve breathing. The goals of nasal airway surgery include the following: To improve airflow through the nose, to control nosebleeds, to enhance visualization of the inside of the nose, to relieve nasal headaches associated with swelling of the inside of the nose, and to promote drainage of the sinus cavities. Nasal airway surgery is done through the nostrils without the need for external incisions.

The following instructions are designed to help persons recover from nasal airway surgery as easily as possible. Taking care of oneself can prevent complications. The doctor will be happy to answer any related questions.

What is nasal airway surgery?

Nasal airway surgery is a group of procedures (septoplasty, turbinectomy) performed to improve nasal breathing. Nasal obstruction is usually caused by a deviated septum or enlarged turbinate within the nose. All surgical procedures have risks and potential complications. Understanding what is involved before, during, and after nasal airway surgery can help patients recover from the surgery as easily as possible.

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Nasal Airway Surgery (cont.)

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* What is nasal airway surgery?
* What are risks and complications of nasal airway surgery?
* What happens before surgery?
* What happens the day of surgery?
* What happens during surgery?
* What happens after surgery?
* Nasal Airway Surgery Center

What are risks and complications of nasal airway surgery?

The surgery will be performed safely and with care in order to obtain the best possible results. Patients have the right to be informed that the surgery may involve risks of unsuccessful results, complications, or injury from both known and unforeseen causes. Because individuals differ in their response to surgery, their anesthetic reactions, and their healing outcomes, ultimately there can be no guarantee made as to the results or potential complications. Furthermore, surgical outcomes may be dependent on preexisting or concurrent medical conditions.

The following complications have been reported in the medical literature. This list is not meant to be inclusive of every possible complication. They are listed here for information only, not to frighten patients, but to make them aware and more knowledgeable concerning this surgical procedure. Although many of these complications are rare, all have occurred at one time or another in the hands of experienced surgeons practicing the standard of community care. Anyone who is contemplating surgery must weigh the potential risks and complications against the potential benefits of the surgery, or any alternative to surgery.
1. Nasal obstruction due to failure to straighten the septum or later re-deviation of the septum, or the re- growth or swelling of the turbinates.

2. Failure to resolve coexisting sinus infections or recurrence of coexisting sinus problems and/or polyps, or need for further or more aggressive surgery.

3. Bleeding. In rare situations, a need for blood products or a blood transfusion. (Patients are encouraged to consult with the doctor if they are interested in autologous or designated donor directed blood prepared in advance in case an emergency transfusion was necessary.)

4. Chronic nasal drainage or excessive dryness or crusting of the nose or sinuses.

5. Need for allergy evaluation, treatments, or environmental controls. Surgery is not a cure for nor a substitute for good allergy control or treatment.

6. Failure to improve or resolve concurrent respiratory illness such as, but not limited to asthma, bronchitis, or cough.

7. Failure to resolve associated "sinus or nasal" headaches. The exact cause of headaches can be difficult to determine or have many causes. Patients may require consultation with another specialist such as a neurologist.

8. Damage to the eye and its associated structures (rare).

9. Permanent numbness of the upper teeth, palate, or face.

10. Prolonged pain, impaired healing, and the need for hospitalization.

11. Septal perforation, which is a permanent hole inside the nose between the two sides.

12. Failure to restore or worsening of the sense of smell or taste, or to relieve nosebleeds.

Answer 2

Dont really know what you are asking but if you are talking medically such as sinus surgery, it hurts like hell!!!!!!!!! After the surgery they pack your nose and put a baloon in both nostrils. God when they pull that out you will almost pass out. Been there got the T-shirt and wont go back!!!!

Answer 3

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