{"id":249,"date":"2021-06-15T12:41:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T16:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.fm1.dev\/providing-comprehensive-ear-nose-throat-care\/sinus-surgery\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T18:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T22:30:45","slug":"sinus-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/allergist\/sinus-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinus Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is functional endoscopic sinus surgery?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is able to open up the sinuses, allowing normal drainage of fluids to occur. 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The surgeon relies on these images in order to remove excess obstructive tissue.\"\n    }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is image guided surgery?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"This procedure relies on a 3D mapping system using CT scans and information about the exact position of surgical instruments through the use of infrared signals. This allows the surgeon to accurately guide instruments through complex sinus passages and is especially helpful for those with chronic sinusitis or when previous sinus surgery has changed the usual anatomy of the sinuses.\"\n    }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"How is Balloon Sinuplasty?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"In this surgical procedure, a balloon catheter is inserted through the nostrils into the sinus passages, and gently inflated. This causes the sinus cavity to expand, allowing for easier drainage. The balloon is then deflated and removed. This operation is minimally invasive, provides immediate relief, and results in a much quicker recovery. Many patients are able to return to work the next day.\"\n    }\n }\n ]\n  }\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Sinus infections bring pain and misery to millions of Americans. When the condition is chronic or recurs frequently, and medications do little to provide relief, then sinus surgery is often recommended. There are multiple procedures available, each with the same goal in mind: to remove any obstructions and enlarge the sinus openings, improving both airflow into the sinuses and drainage of fluids out of the sinuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sinus surgery is far more commonplace now than in the past. Advances in medicine have led to procedures that are minimally invasive with little risk for complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Is A Candidate for Sinus Surgery?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Albany ENT: Sinus Disorders and Treatments\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njpK9xJ73_E?start=100&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine if you are a candidate for sinus surgery, your ENT doctor will thoroughly examine your ears, nose and throat, looking for obstructions and other abnormalities such as nasal polyps. This usually involves nasal endoscopy and a CT scan of the sinuses. <a href=\"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/allergist\/allergy-testing\/\">Allergy testing<\/a> is often part of the diagnosis as well. If medicines fail to provide long-lasting relief and allergy testing does not provide a treatment strategy, surgery will be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, sinusitis leads to other very serious health problems like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/pneumonia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pneumonia<\/a>, worsening asthma, eye infections or even meningitis. In those cases, rather than relying on medication, surgery may be the best first step to help control or prevent these serious problems from happening again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Sinus Surgery Options Are Available?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your condition, insurance, lifestyle and symptoms, your ENT physician may recommend one or more surgical treatment options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This technique uses a nasal endoscope to visualize the natural drainage pathways of the sinuses. Specialized instruments are then used to remove tissue to widen those pathways. It is usually done in the operating room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/allergist\/propel-sinus-implant\/\">Propel Sinus Implants<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a technology that significantly improves the results of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. This dissolvable implant is inserted into the surgically widened sinus openings. While the implant dissolves over the next four to six weeks, it delivers a measured dose of mometasone furoate, an anti-inflammatory steroid, directly onto the lining of the sinus openings; this keeps the openings wide open during the healing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These steroid implants are especially effective at preventing the regrowth of nasal polyps. Sinuva, one variation of this implant, can be inserted in the office in patients who have had sinus surgery in the past. This procedure can be an effective way to treat polyps that have regrown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Balloon Sinuplasty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/allergist\/balloon-sinuplasty\/\">Balloon Sinuplasty<\/a> revolutionized sinusitis treatment. It does not require any tissue to be removed and can be done right in the office. Your surgeon inserts a balloon catheter into the sinus passages with an endoscope and gently inflates it. The goal is to permanently expand the sinus openings, allowing for better drainage and airflow. The balloon gets removed after it deflates. This operation is minimally-invasive, usually takes less than 30 minutes to perform, does not require nasal packing and has an average recovery time of less than a day. It is just as effective as traditional Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and results in a faster recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image-Guided Sinus Surgery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This technology coordinates a 3D CT scan mapping system with computer chips embedded in your surgeon\u2019s instruments using infrared signals. This allows the surgeon to accurately link your anatomy with the scan to guide those instruments safely and accurately through complex sinus passages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"content_cta\">\r\n    <p>Call Albany ENT &#038; Allergy Services at <a href=\"tel:+15187012085\" class=\"phone \"><span class=\"phone-number\">(518) 701-2085<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinus infections bring pain and misery to millions of Americans. When the condition is chronic or recurs frequently, and medications do little to provide relief, then sinus surgery is often recommended. 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