CoblationTM is a new method for removing and or reducing the volume of the soft tissue, enabling rapid and precise tissue removal with little or no damage to the surrounding tissue. This may be associated with a number of surgical and clinical advantages, including better operative results, reduced surgical time, and less post-operative pain.
How is CoblationTM treatment performed?
Just
like SomnoplastyTM/SM, the procedure is done under local anesthesia. First, a
small packing is soaked in a mixture of topical anesthesia and decongestant and
placed in each nostril in preparation for local anesthesia.
How long has CoblationTM treatments been performed for chronic nasal congestion?
The application of the CoblationTM for the treatment of chronic nasal congestion and snoring started in July 1999. However, electrosurgical equipment and techniques have been used in medicine for about 100 years. First, practitioners thought that passing currents through the body (Diathermy) has certain healing properties. Seventy years ago, RF energy was first used as a cauterizing device in general surgery.
More
recently, RF energy has been used to treat supraventiricular arrhythmia in
non-invasion cardiology and for rhizotomy procedures in neurology to reduce
muscle contraction. RF energy has
been used successfully for treatment of prostate tumors. While highly useful and
effective, some of these instruments generate extreme heat that can produce
collateral damage to surrounding tissue.
Lasers
were introduced in mid 20th century. They offered a number of
benefits over electrosurgery and have gained widespread use for treatment of
many illnesses and medical conditions including snoring and mild sleep apnea.
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