Concha Reduction (Concha Surgery)

Nose Flesh Reduction (Concha Surgery):

Also, everyone has meats called conchae in the nose. These meats, which have 3 pieces on each side, increase the intranasal surface and provide the task of moisturizing and heating.

Growth of the turbinate:

It usually develops due to allergic or inflammatory reasons. Although it is usually seen in the inferior turbinate, growths in the middle turbinate are often due to the presence of air bubbles in the turbinate. If the patient has a deviation of the septum to one side, an enlargement of the inferior turbinate on the other side may be seen.

What kind of complaints are seen in turbinate enlargement?

The most important complaint in concha enlargement is nasal congestion. This blockage can be on one or both sides. Whichever side the patient lies on, there will be more congestion on that side. Apart from nasal congestion, sleeping with your mouth open, snoring, post-nasal drip, sinusitis, severe headache or allergy-related complaints may occur.

How to Treat?

In order to shrink the turbinates, medical treatment is initially applied. For this purpose, most cortisone nasal sprays are used. Treatment of allergy in turbinate enlargements due to allergies can make the turbinate shrink. However, drug therapy is often not enough and surgery is required. Air bubbles in the middle turbinate can only be treated endoscopically with surgery.

How is the surgery performed?

Nose meats (concha) are structurally in three types. There are three types: the bone structure is high (osseous type), the soft tissue is high (stromal type), and the mixed type has both. In these types, a part of the turbinate must be surgically removed. In cases where the soft tissue is dense, the concha can be reduced by giving heat energy with the radiofrequency method.