You don’t always need surgery to treat your chronic sinusitis.

Chronic sinusitis is nothing to turn up your nose at. It can be a serious and unpleasant issue for many sufferers. If you are one of these sufferers you may be desperate to just be able to breathe out of your nose comfortably. But instead of needing surgery to correct your condition our Bend, OR ENT doctor, Dr. Ryan Gallivan, has the non-surgical answer you’ve been looking for to treat your chronic sinus infection symptoms for good.

What is balloon sinuplasty?

When a patient is dealing with chronic sinusitis, our goal as your Bend ear, nose & throat doctor is to provide you with the relief you need from sinus pain, pressure and other issues.

During balloon sinuplasty a small, flexible tube with a deflated balloon is inserted into the nasal passages. From there we slowly inflate the balloon to expand the swollen or inflamed passages and allow the nose to finally drain. Once the nasal passages have been expanded we can remove the balloon system.

What are the benefits of choosing balloon sinuplasty?

There are so many advantages to choosing balloon sinuplasty over traditional chronic sinus treatments:

• It is completely safe and has little to no complications compared to surgical methods.
• It is much less invasive and still completely effective in treating chronic sinusitis.
• There is a much faster recovery period (most patients were able to return to their normal activities within 2 days).
• There is less bleeding or side effects after your balloon sinuplasty.
• No incisions or cutting of the bone is necessary with this minimally invasive procedure.
• The majority of patients report a significant improvement in their symptoms even 2 years after their treatment.

Balloon sinuplasty is a wonderful non-invasive way to treat chronic sinusitis effectively. If you want to find out if balloon sinuplasty is right for you call Northwest Sinus Center in Bend, OR for your free consultation.