The turbinates are three small ridges that run deep inside each nostril. They jut out into the nose spaces. They help to warm and moisten the air you breathe in through your nose. You have a swelling on one of the turbinates. To find out what it is, the surgeon needs to take away the swelling and look at it under a microscope. He can then tell whether you need any more treatment.
The Operation
You will have a general anaesthetic and be completely asleep. The surgeon will take out the swelling on the turbinate from inside the nose and send this to the laboratory for examination to identify the cause of it. The surgeon will use a fine knife, or a laser. There will be no cuts on the outside of the nose. There will be no change to the shape of your nose after the operation. At the end of the operation, the surgeon will put gauze packs soaked in Vaseline inside your nose to stop any bleeding.
The nurses will take out the packs on the ward the next day. If there is no further bleeding, you will probably be able to go home three to four hours later. Because you will be asleep you will not feel any pain at all during the operation.
Any Alternatives
If you leave things as they are, the swelling will not go away. It may easily get bigger, block your nose, and be more difficult to treat. X-rays and scans will not tell the doctors what the swelling is. It is not sensible to start treatment without knowing what is wrong. Tablets, nose drops, or nose sprays do not usually work. The best way forward is for the swelling to be taken out and the tissue examined under the microscope.
Before the operation
Stop smoking and get your weight down if you are overweight. (See Healthy Living). If you know that you have problems with your blood pressure, your heart, or your lungs, ask your family doctor to check that these are under control. Check the hospital's advice about taking the Pill or hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Check you have a relative or friend who can come with you to the hospital, take you home, and look after you for the first day or so after the operation. Sort out any tablets, medicines, or inhalers that you are using. Keep them in their original boxes and packets. Bring them to the hospital with you. On the ward, you may be checked for past illnesses and may have special tests to make sure that you are well prepared and that you can have the operation as safely as possible.. Please tell the doctors and nurses of any allergies to tablets, medicines or dressings.
You will have the operation explained to you and will be asked to fill in an operation consent form. Many hospitals now run special preadmission clinics, where you visit for an hour or two, a few weeks or so before the operation for these checks. If you have a cold in the week before your admission to hospital, please telephone the ward and let the ward sister know. The operation will usually be put off, and you will be given time to get better before being sent for again. You will need to get over your cold before you can have your operation because by having a general anaesthetic the cold could turn into a serious chest infection.
After - In Hospital
You may be given oxygen from a face mask for a few hours if you have had any chest problems in the past. Usually the nose is a little sore and uncomfortable after this operation. While the packing is in your nose you will have to breathe through your mouth, and this will make your mouth feel dry. Taking frequent drinks will help to keep it moist. You may find that the nasal packing makes your eyes water or gives you a headache.
If you do get a headache or your nose feels sore, the nurses will give you an injection or tablets to help relieve this. Ask for more if the pain is not well controlled or if it gets worse.. A general anaesthetic may make you slow, clumsy or forgetful for about 24 hours. The nurses will help you with everything you need until you are able to do things for yourself. Do not make important decisions during this time. The next day there may be some swelling around the nose. This always improves quickly after the packs have been removed.
You will be able to get up and about and have a warm bath. When the nurses remove the packing from your nose there may be a little bleeding which usually stops very quickly. You will probably be able to go home later on in the day. Before your leave the ward you will be given an appointment to come back to the ENT (ear, nose and throat) outpatient clinic to see the surgeon again and have your nose checked. You will get the result of the examination of the swelling. Sometimes the check-ups will be done by your general practitioner. The nurses will advise about sick notes, certificates etc.
After - At Home
At home, take painkilling tablets every six hours to control any pain or discomfort. You may be advised to use an antiseptic cream, nose drops and steam inhalations. As the inside of the nose gradually opens up you will find that you can breathe more easily through the nose each day. If your nose runs you can wipe it, but do not blow your nose until two days after you get home, and then start off by blowing VERY GENTLY. To begin with you will see bloodstaining in your handkerchief. Most of this will be old blood from your operation, but there may be a little fresh bleeding as well.
This is expected and you should not worry about it. . Take it easy when you get home. Avoid hard physical exercise as this may make the nose bleed. Try and avoid smoky atmospheres such as pubs and clubs for the first couple of weeks. If possible try and avoid catching a cold within your first week at home. If you do get a cold you should see your general practitioner for a course of antibiotics. It will be five or six weeks before the swelling inside the nose has completely gone and you get the full benefit of the operation. You should be fit to return to work about two weeks after your operation. You should be fit to drive one or two days after you leave the hospital.
Possible Complications
As with any operation under general anaesthetic, there is a very small risk of complications related to your heart and lungs. The tests that you will have before the operation will make sure that you can have the operation in the safest possible way and will bring the risk for such complications very close to zero.
If there is a lot of bleeding during your operation, the surgeon may decide to leave the nasal packs inside your nose for an extra day. If there is a lot of bleeding after the packs are removed, then the surgeon will put them back in, either with a local or general anaesthetic. The chances of this happening are very slight. Provided the advice given above is followed you are unlikely to have any problems when you get home. There is a small risk that the nose may bleed when you get home. If this is just a spot or two it is not important. If the nose continues to bleed, come back to the ward or contact your GP.
There is also a small chance that the area of the operation inside you nose will get infected. If you get a runny nose (especially if the fluid coming out is bloodstained, thick, yellow or green or smelly), a temperature or increasing pain in your nose, your face or your head, it most probably means that an infection is developing and you will need prompt medical attention. The infection is usually settled by taking antibiotics for a week or two.
Very rarely following this operation you can develop a hole in your nasal septum. If this happens you will most probably need another operation to correct the problem.
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