Sinusitis in Flagstaff, AZ

Our medical team may treat some forms of bacterial sinusitis with prescribed antibiotics. If the cause is fungal, we may recommend an antifungal medication or nasal corticosteroid spray to prevent or reduce inflammation. Other noninvasive remedies include treatments for allergies causing sinusitis and other oral or injected medications to reduce the size of the nasal polyps and lessen congestion. However, severe sinus infections or chronic sinusitis may require methods for relief, including:

Balloon sinuplasty: If you suffer from severe sinus infections or chronic sinusitis, you may want to consider a functional endoscopic sinus surgery or balloon sinuplasty, a minimally invasive procedure that we offer to expand infected nasal passages. Sinusitis occurs when the nasal passage inflames, reducing the size of passages and preventing mucus and bacteria from properly draining, leading to breathing issues.

Turbinate reduction: Turbinates clean and humidify air as it passes through the nostrils into the lungs, but the bony structure surrounding vascular tissue and a mucous membrane can become inflamed by an infection, allergies, or some other irritation. Turbinate reduction takes ten minutes and involves a needle-like instrument inserted into the turbinates, transmitting radiofrequency energy to reduce inflammation, improve airflow through the nose, and enable sinuses to drain properly.

Sinus surgery with Propel®: A lightweight sinus stent targets inflammation in the sinuses and provides relief for chronic sinusitis. The stent dissolves in about 45 days.

Sinus surgery with SINUVA®: This FDA-approved stent shrinks nasal polyps, expands the ethmoid sinus, and improves the sense of smell, delivering anti-inflammatory medication for 90 days until removed by a physician.

Crystal Canyon ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery turns to Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson MedTech for innovative surgical technologies, instruments, and products to help treat some of the most challenging ear, nose, and throat conditions. Our practitioners utilize TruDi® Navigation-First ENT technology by Acclarent®, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies. Powered by artificial intelligence, TruDi Navigation uses advanced software-guided navigation to provide real-time 3D guidance, anatomical mapping, and other surgical insights to help ENT surgeons as they perform a variety of ENT treatments.