Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Do I Need Endoscopic Surgery for my Sinusitis?
Surgery for the sinuses is done when the symptoms can’t be controlled with medications and other treatments.
The most common type of surgery for the sinuses is called endoscopic sinus surgery, because a pencil-sized scope (“endoscope”) is used to see inside the nose and sinuses and guide the surgery.
The purpose of the surgery is to widen the natural drainage pathways between the sinuses and the nose, allowing mucus to get out of the sinuses and air to get in. Medications that are delivered to the surface of the nose and sinuses, like sprays and irrigations, can get into the sinuses better after surgery as well.
For more information regarding Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, please contact one of our ENT Providers.