The PROPEL® implant is placed in the ethmoid sinus following outpatient surgery which can be done under local anesthesia. After being inserted by a Nasal Polyp Doctor, the spring-like PROPEL ® implant expands to prop open the ethmoid sinus, delivers an anti-inflammatory steroid medication directly to the sinus lining and then dissolves, avoiding the need for removal. The PROPEL ® implant opens the sinus cavities, decreases scarring, and inflammation thereby reducing the need for additional surgical procedures and systemic steroids.
Recovery after nasal polyp removal is faster than traditional surgery. Advances in technology such as balloon sinuplasty and medicated stents like Propel have shifted the amount of time needed for healing and reducing the possibility additional procedures. The procedure can be done in-office or at the out patient surgery center, and patients can go home the same day. In some cases patients have shown changes immediately, and they have been able to go back to work within a day or two.
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