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Understand Removal or Reduction in This Turbinate Reduction Op Note

Published on Mon May 26, 2025

Question: Our surgeon documented the following for an in-office turbinate reduction:  Starting at the head of the inferior turbinate, tissue was removed and reduced in an anterior to posterior direction by a submucosal approach using the REFLEX ULTRA turbinate wand, along the entire length of the turbinate, resulting in submucosally reduced inferior turbinate. Lateral pressure was applied during this process [...]
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