This procedure is done in a Laser Lab with topical anesthesia and usually takes about 15-20 minutes. CO2 and KTP lasers are the most common used for this procedure. Patients are only at the Surgery Center for about an hour. After surgery there is very minimal discomfort other than a little congestion for about a week. For those who want some relief from chronic congestion without significant downtime, or are just scared of a complicated surgery this may be the best treatment.
Headaches caused by sinus disease are so rare that they are the least likely cause of a headache.
Those rare headaches caused by sinus disease are mild, and are almost always associated with unmistakable changes in secretions, massive swellings and losses of sensation over the face. The sinuses are in no way affected by tapping on the face or forehead. Unusual facial tenderness has nothing to do with the nose or sinuses. The advertising programs of the cough and cold industry have done the public a great disservice by exaggerating for sales purposes the probability of sinus disease as a cause of headache. People who suffer from frequent severe headaches usually will be found to have a mixed headache syndrome.