World Class ENT Plastic and Laser Surgeon
By Dr Paulose
Nasal blockage is one of the cause of nasal obstruction and causing mouth breathing and snoring.As part of multilevel surgery for correcting snoring and sleep apnea,septoplasty, turbinectomy and nasal polypectomy are done here. Microdebrider is used to remove the polyps.This is done in Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, South India.
By Dr Paulose
There are many surgical procedures used to correct the upper airway obstruction starting from the Nose to Larynx; nasal polypectomy, septoplasty, turbinoplasty, adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, palatal stiffening, pillar procedures, lingual tonsillectomy, base of tongue reduction, hyoid suspension, mandibular advancement, and even tracheostomy. No single procedure can solve the issue of OSA.A complex and combined procedures are necessary. Laser and Coblator are two good tools to achieve many of the above procedures.
By Dr Paulose
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS DLO, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
