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A 61-year-old male asked:

Good afternoon doctors. if i have functional endoscopic sinus surgery for complete opacification left frontal sinus, what are the chances of blindness/eye damage and/or brain complications/damage? are there any other concerns that i should know about?

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Dr. Arnold Malerman
Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 55 years experience
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Answered Oct 23, 2021
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Dr. Franklyn Gergits
Dr. Franklyn Gergitsanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 31 years experience
Hello. Great questions and these should be reviewed with your operating surgeon. There are different ways to approach the frontal sinus. Typically no permanent loss of smell or sight. Ethmoid, sphenoid and Maxillary are other sinuses, Are they being treated as well? Is your doctor planning on using a balloon? Frontal sinus drill out procedure? Septum being performed too? Go with an experienced ENT
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Answered Oct 25, 2021
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Very good evening doctors. I may be having functional endoscopic sinus surgery for complete opacification of the left frontal sinus. Will I lose my sense of smell & taste, either temporarily or permanently? What is the recovery process like/how long?
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