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Concha Bullosa surgery
How long does it take to recover from a concha Bullosa surgery. I'm thinking of getting it done coz it causing me problems breathing, focusing while reading and headaches too. I've heard it's a minor endoscopic surgery and doesn't take much time to recover. Is it possible for me to go back to work on a Monday if the surgery happens on a Saturday? Are two days enough for recovery? Because I just started a new job and can't take leave
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Probably u cud under go the surgery when there is some holi or Xmas or eid.. U wud get additional leaves of those days.. So this 2 days cud b extended to 4 days... As of recovery depends on ur health, the care given, ur healing capacity and multi factors.
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yes, depending on the extent of the concha and also other sinus issues, the procedure can be done in 30mins
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Takes 2 hours for surgery.
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advised atleast 3 days off from work.
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It is enough for recovery
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Dr. Shruti Baruah
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
5 yrs exp
Guwahati
Usually isolated conchoplasty is a very small procedure. Most times it is a part of Sinus surgery or done along with septal correction. Post these nasal surgeries, nasal packs are applied inside your nose. Nowadays most surgeons use absorbable nasal packing that do not require to be removed. However if your surgeon uses merocel or traditional nasal packing that will be removed after 48-72 hrs. So ideally you can go back to work once the packs are out after 2-3 days.
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Use a lot of saline nasal drops post surgery to avoid crusting.
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Dr. Bapan Devnath
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
9 yrs exp
Cooch Behar
Yes 2 days time is enough if the disease is limited to concha only.. it is a day care surgery so you can resume work after 2 days
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Indore
Yes my friend , id you are gtting the surgery done , it should hardly take 10-15 mins if only concha bullosa has to be removed and yes , you can go to work after 2 days .
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