In-Office Balloon Dilation of the Frontal Sinus under Local Anesthesia

Indications:

• Frontal sinus opacification
• Blocked frontal recess
• Frontal sinus restenosis following sinus surgery

Highlights:

• Local anesthetic injections
• Probe/guidewire passed into frontal recess
• Balloon passed over probe and inflated in frontal recess
• Balloon advanced for second inflation at frontal ostium

Keep in Mind:

• Long-term results of balloon dilation are not known
• Patients with recurrent symptoms may require conventional frontal sinusotomy (see video entitled “Finding the Frontal Sinus: Agger Nasi POP Procedure”