Temperature-controlled radiofrequency treatment of the nasal valve in nasal airway obstruction patients with septal deviation

Dennis M Tang; Philip G Chen; Arthur W Wu; William C Yao

doi:10.1002/alr.23472

Temperature-controlled radiofrequency treatment of the nasal valve in nasal airway obstruction patients with septal deviation

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Oct 18. doi: 10.1002/alr.23472. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Dennis M Tang¹, Philip G Chen², Arthur W Wu¹, William C Yao³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Otolaryngology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 39422052
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23472

Abstract

Nasal valve treatment with TCRF results in NAO symptom improvement in the presence of septal deviation. Severe septal deviation does not impact the beneficial effect of TCRF nasal valve treatment. Symptoms improve with TCRF nasal valve treatment even if septal deviations involve the nasal valve.

Keywords: NOSE Scale; nasal airway obstruction; nasal valve collapse; rhinoplasty; septal deviation; septoplasty.