Category: Nose
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Microdebrider Assisted Inferior Turbinoplasty
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS, DLO.Consultant ENT Surgeon. Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, South India The turbinates are first injected with Saline to get more volume of the soft tissue to make microdebrider blade (size 2mm) to work freely. The microdebrider provides real-time suction with the ability to resect inferior turbinate tissue precisely. The healing process induces fibrosis, with…
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Nasal Polypectomy by Microdebrider
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS, DLO.Consultant ENT Surgeon. Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, South India Microdebriders have been gaining acceptance in ENT Surgery and use since their initial introduction in 1993. A microdebrider is a rotary cutting tool commonly used in ear, nose and throat surgeries. It is often used to shave tissue and bone. The tool is hooked…
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Rhinoplasty:How to Take Conchal Graft
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS DLO, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Augmentation Rhinoplasty Rhinoplasty may require the addition of material to augment the nose. Augmentation is necessary for both aesthetic and functional indications. Functional reasons for augmentation include providing structural support for areas deficient of material, such as the upper or lower lateral cartilages. Augmentation…