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Eardrum Repairing Surgery

Eardrum Hole and Treatment Eardrum rupture (eardrum perforation or ruptured eardrum) is a condition in which a small hole or tear appears in or in the eardrum (also called eardrum perforation or tympanic membrane perforation) Ear infections, pressure changes, and injury are common causes of perforation of the eardrum. Does the perforated eardrum renew itself? Most ruptured tympanic membranes heal without invasive treatment and rarely cause permanent hearing loss (in traumatic tympanic perforations, the membrane is likely to close spontaneously if water is not missed. However, in tympanic membrane perforations due to gunshot wounds or hot burns, cells at the edges of the hole can also be found. It's ruined, so it's unlikely to shut itself off). What is the eardrum and what does it do? The eardrums are a thin membrane-shaped tissue that divides your middle ear and outer ear canal. This membrane vibrates when sound waves enter your ear. Vibration passes through the middle ear bone...

Tonsillectomy (Tonsil Removal Surgery)

Tonsillectomy Operations What is tonsillectomy?  Tonsil removal surgery (tonsillectomy) is the operation of removing the tonsils (tonsilla palatina, palatine tonsils) in our throat, which are the Waldeyer lymph node ring element. There are many different devices and techniques used to remove tonsils. Tonsillectomy surgery is performed under general anesthesia in almost many clinics.  Tonsillectomy Techniques Tonsil surgery was first performed by the Roman surgeon Celsus and he described a technique in the tonsil tissue as tearing, pulling with a hook and cutting with a scalpel.  Today, many tonsil surgery techniques have been defined and still many surgeons can use a scalpel during tonsil surgery. Tonsil surgery techniques can be listed as follows:  - cold knife technique  It is the process of removing the tonsils using a scalpel. This technique is especially applied in young patients and under general anesthesia conditions. Although post-operative rec...

Ethnic Rhinoplasty

Thick Skinned Ethnic Nose Aesthetics For more detailed information about rhinoplasty operations with ethnic and thick skin features, and to see before and after images, you can check the link >> Ethnic Rhinoplasty in Istanbul Different from the classical thin-skinned noses, which are used in the sense of ethnic rhinoplasty, which can vary according to racial characteristics, aesthetic nose surgeries performed for noses with the following features are meant: - Wide and flat noses Patients with soft cartilage features, wide and flat nasal tip, flattened and wide nostrils, which are seen in people of Asian and African descent, usually have a rather thick and oily skin structure. It is not easy to obtain a thin and angular nose tip in these patients. As a result of the edema period that may last longer than normal after the operation and the camouflage effect of the skin, which is more than normal due to the oily - thick subcutaneous structure, a rounded appearance may occur at the t...

Nose Tip Plasty

Cosmetic Surgical Procedures For Nose Tip The tip of the nose is a part of the nose that is very important in the expression of the general face. If the tip of the nose is drooping downwards, it may cause functional problems by causing both the nose to appear long when viewed from the front and an increase in intranasal airway resistance at the same time. Nasal tip surgeries consisting of various techniques are planned in order to make the shape of the tip of the nose better and compatible with the face or to eliminate functional problems at the tip of the nose. For Which Patients Is Nasal Tip Aesthetic Surgery Suitable?   Nose tip esthetics is especially planned for patients with nostril asymmetry, sagging at the tip of the nose, and consequently reduced nasal functions or visual aesthetic problems.  Nasal tip aesthetic surgeries are performed to improve the aesthetic and function of the tip of the nose.   How is Nose Tip Aesthetics Operation Performed? ...

Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction in Istanbul

Turbinate Hypertrophy Treatment in Turkey Mucosal hypertrophy of the inferior turbinate is the most common cause for nasal obstruction and second cause for nasal obstruction is septum deviation. Turbinate hypertrophy can be treated as medical or surgical methods. Medical treatment for hypertrophy of the turbinate: immunotherapy antihistamines intranasal corticosteroid sprays decongestants Surgical treatment for hypertrophy of the turbinate: corticosteroid turbinate injections cryosurgery electrocautery turbinate out-fracture microdebrider-assisted turbinoplasty excision of turbinate submucous resection There is no definite consensus on the most effective treatment for hypertrophy of the inferior turbinates. However, nasal turbinate radiofrequency uses radiofrequency to create lesions within the submucosal tissue, reducing turbinate volume with minimal impact on surrounding tissues (irt can cause limited mucosal damage).  The mechanism of the turbinate radiofrequency is very simple, ...