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Sinus Surgery Pain Reduced with New Technology
The medical technicians are constantly devising new tools and methods to make surgery less invasive. Tools get smaller, endoscopes take pictures within the body, MRI scans provide clarity that X rays can’t hope to approach. As the invasive nature of surgery is reduced, recovery time is reduced. The process may only require a local anesthetic instead of a general, and the patient goes home at the end of the day. Read more
No commentsRhinoplasty for Broken Noses
Facial bones that are most frequently broken are found in the nose. Broken noses are seen among all age groups because there are so many ways to break them — playing, sports, accidents, fights and falls.
Swelling can cause the nose to appear crooked and broken, however, until the swelling goes down it may difficult to tell if the bones are actually broken. Symptoms of a broken nose include: severe pain, swelling, bruising around the nose and eyes, crooked or bent appearance of the nose, uncontrollable bleeding or running, blocked nasal passages, difficulty breathing through the nose or a grating sound or feeling when the nose is touched or rubbed. Read more