Office-Based Sinus Procedures: A benefits guide
Benefits
1. Safety – As there is no general anesthesia administered. The overall safety is enhanced. There is much less concern for adverse events affecting oneโs respiratory or cardiovascular system.
2. Blood Loss – Most general anesthesia agents actually increase blood flow to the mucus membranes of the nose. Avoiding administering this will lead to overall less blood loss during the procedures.
3. Minimal trauma – Overall as the surgeon has to be extra diligent and careful with the maneuvers, there is usually significantly less trauma to the nasal lining. Thus, there is less healing that needs to occur.
4. Instantaneous Patient feedback – as the patient is awake enough to give feedback they can often let the procedure know immediately if they are breathing better or if something is not quite right, neither of which are possible under general anesthesia.
5. Cost – there can be a significant cost saving for the patient and even the insurance a majority of the operative room infrastructure costs are not needed.
6. Scheduling – as no operating room staff is needed, the scheduling is usually much less complex.
7. Comfort – In our practice we have been able to completely avoid any uncomfortable packing, sutures, or plastic splints that is commonly used in the operating room.
Del Rey MD has been a leader in offering office-based sinus operations to patients in the Los Angeles, Southern California, and even National level since 2012. Due to the minimally invasive nature of these treatments, patients are typically able to go home the same day and return to their regular routines within a few days. You should talk to your doctor about the many sinus procedures that can be performed in the office if you have sinus problems that don’t seem to go away or contact us to see if you can be our next patient to breathe better!