Nasal polyps are mostly seen in adults and are caused by long-term edema of the nasal mucosa, with metaplasia and chronic inflammation as the main causes. Clinical manifestations can be progressive nasal congestion, increased nasal discharge, olfactory disturbance and headache. It can be single or multiple, unilateral or bilateral, but most of them are multiple and bilateral. Traditional methods to remove nasal polyps are prone to recurrence after surgery, which has been a major problem for patients with nasal polyps. Nasal endoscopy significantly reduces the recurrence rate of nasal polyps. Since nasal polyps are mostly not only confined to the nasal cavity, but can also invade the sinuses in the surrounding area, nasal endoscopic surgery can not only reach deeper and hidden areas and completely remove the polyps in the nose, but also reduce the recurrence rate of nasal polyps through surgical operations that conform to the human physiological functions. Due to the limitations of laser and microwave, patients must be very careful when choosing to use laser, microwave and other treatments for nasal polyps.
After the surgery, regular follow-ups should be made to the doctor to understand the condition of the surgical cavity, and if necessary, the surgical cavity should be cleaned to remove the new granulation or vesicles to ensure the surgical effect, and this follow-up time should last for half a year in some cases. In addition, it is necessary to adhere to local medication to reduce the local inflammatory response, thus reducing the recurrence rate.
There are some patients, even with the above methods, still have the possibility of recurrence. Such as some patients who are said to have nasal polyposis. Therefore it is unrealistic to completely guarantee no recurrence, but for the majority of people, recurrence of nasal polyp surgery is largely controllable.