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What happens when you don't have frontal sinuses?

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Dr. Nick Debnath answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Normal variant: A small subset of people do not develop frontal sinuses. This is a normal anatomic variation almost always with no consequence.

Dr McCurdy and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/17/2019

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