Clear Your Mind & Your Sinuses with Balloon Sinuplasty

What is Sinusitis?

Sinusitis is an incredibly common condition affecting millions of people each year.  Also known as rhinosinusitis, sinusitis is the inflammation of the tissue which lines your sinuses, which results from infection. Sinusitis is commonly caused by inflammation of the paranasal sinuses as a result from allergies, nasal polyps, chronic infection (bacterial or fungal), autoimmune disorders, or chronic nasal obstruction due to a deviated septum or enlarged turbinates.

At the Southern California Sinus Institute, we are pleased to be able to offer patients suffering from recurrent or chronic sinusitis, a minimally invasive in-office solution, called Balloon Sinuplasty™, which is performed in our Los Angeles area offices.

When patients undergo in-office balloon sinuplasty, Dr. Cohen will place tiny balloons into the sinus drainage openings and inflate them over a few seconds to help expand the sinus pathway permanently. Then the balloons are removed thus enlarging the sinus pathway; as such the likelihood of recurring infection or sinus headaches is significantly reduced. In-office balloon sinuplasty via Dr. Cohen’s minimally invasive technique does not require general anesthesia and is done in the office under local anesthesia via topical medications, and there is virtually no recovery time following the procedure.