Turbinate Reduction in Houston, TX

For many people, treatment with medicine such as steroid nose spray works to decrease the turbinate swelling and open the nasal airway. For some people, medical treatment is not enough, and in these cases surgery may be the best option. At Face Forward Houston turbinate reduction surgery will reduce the size of the turbinate, but not remove them completely. Everyone must have some turbinate structure in the nose to help with breathing, but there are many ways to reduce the size of the turbinate. Turbinate reduction is often done at the same time as septoplasty but may be done as a separate procedure, depending on what each patient needs. Turbinate surgery usually takes 15-30 minutes and patients can go home the same day. When undergoing a turbinate reduction Houston patients will receive treatment from Dr. Regina Rodman in her surgery center located in Houston, TX.