Following directions before and after the surgical procedure will allow a rapid recovery and help deliver the best results possible. When To Undergo Surgery To determine whether or not you need surgery, read the checklist below and see how many are applicable to you: Your doctor has diagnosed you with chronic sinusitis. You have followed an intensive treatment plan, including antibiotics and other medications under a doctor's supervision without symptom relief. Your doctor ordered a sinus CAT scan following the treatment period to analyze the source of infection or recurrent infections. The results of this sinus CAT scan identify a chronic sinus infection or a problem in your sinuses that complicate and prevent draining. Your doctor has informed you that the cause of your sinus infections is due to a fungal infection. This means that antibiotics will be ineffective in reducing the inflammation and discomfort you are experiencing. The blockages in your sinuses are many and severe. For example, your doctor may recommend surgery based on a variety of conditions that are best solved by surgery, whereby the doctor removes the following: Infected tissue Obstruction of sinus drainage paths Growths ( nasal polyps) Pieces of bone (so as to widen the opening in the nasal cavity for drainage purposes) NOTE: Sinus surgery is always to be performed by an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist, also called an otolaryngologist.
Polyps are grape like swollen skin on the sinus formed from allergies or infection. This can block the passage of air and sometimes also stops the nose from its smelling function. People who have lost their sense of smell because of polyps were not able to have them back during the recovery period. The best way to do away from this irritant is to remove it through surgery. During the operation, general anesthetics should be given to the person to put him in complete unconsciousness. The operation will take place inside the nose. He has nothing to worry because he will wake up with your nose fully attach; the doctors will not be cutting a flesh. They will be using a small instrument to take the polyps out from your sinus. He will not feel any pain because he is wholly unconscious during the operation. If bleeding occurs, the doctor will be using sponge rubber to drain the blood. Washing your sinus will also be one of the finishing touches. This should be done to take away all the infections from the sinus.