Nasal polyps are painless, teardrop-shaped growths that form in your nose or sinuses. They’re most common where the sinuses near your eyes and cheekbones drain into your nose. Nasal polyps are not ...

Nasal polyps are soft, noncancerous growths on the lining of the nose or sinuses. These growths, while painless, can cause blockages that prevent the sinuses from draining properly. This can make it ...

Surgeon Ralph Metson stares at a big video screen that shows, with amazing clarity, the inside of Nancy Butler's nasal passages. A weird glow lights up her nose and cheek from within. It comes from ...

The probability of revision sinus surgery including the removal of nasal polyps is higher if the patient has asthma or is on antibiotics at the time of their initial surgery. However, higher age was ...

THE effect of nasal and sinus surgery upon the manifestations of allergy has long been controversial. The purpose of this paper is to present a point of view based upon about twenty years of ...

Sinus surgery is more effective than antibiotics at treating chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a major clinical trial led by University College London (UCL) along with academics at the University ...

Nasal surgery to relieve obstructed breathing can reduce or eliminate chronic headaches in selected patients, reports a new article. Nasal surgery to relieve obstructed breathing can reduce or ...

Nasal surgery to relieve obstructed breathing can reduce or eliminate chronic headaches in selected patients, reports a paper in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official ...

Nasal congestion can be treated with over-the-counter medication, prescription drugs or even surgery as a last resort. But now, a Food and Drug Administration-approved therapy means patients can be ...

When Kevin Tougher was diagnosed with nasal cavity cancer at 39, he faced the possibility of losing his nose to surgery. A groundbreaking treatment at MSK changed everything—preserving both his health ...

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