Balloon Sinuplasty

About 5 years ago Drs. Siegel and Bosworth along with several physicians from Johns Hopkins University were the first physicians on the East Coast to perform balloon sinuplasty. This procedure is similar to balloon angioplasty where the heart arteries are dilated with a balloon on a catheter.  In balloon sinuplasty a guide wire is gently advanced through the nose into a sinus opening. A balloon is then inflated, permanently widening the sinus opening.  The balloon is then removed.

This procedure is useful in select patients to help resolve sinus pressure and recurrent infections.  This procedure has always been performed under general anesthesia but in the past 5 months Drs. Siegel and Bosworth have been the first ENT surgeons in the suburban Maryland area to perform the balloon sinuplasty as an office procedure under local anesthesia.

Performing the procedure under local anesthesia as an office procedure has made the recovery much simpler. Patients return to work the day following the procedure and report minimal discomfort.

In the past five months the results have been excellent with all patients reporting that they would do the procedure again if they new then what they know now.

If you have recurrent sinus infections or chronic facial pressure, make an appointment to see if you would benefit from this life changing procedure