Nasal and Sinus Surgery and Services in Jacksonville
The North Florida Sinus Center offers unique surgical expertise focusing on the treatment of numerous conditions affecting the nose, and sinuses including surrounding structures along the skull base, in addition to the surgical treatment of upper airway disorders spanning from voice and breathing difficulties to obstructive sleep apnea. This unique offering of surgical expertise and outcomes makes us unique in the community and keeps us busy. We frequently perform collaborative surgeries often in conjunction with other specialties, spanning neurosurgery and thoracic surgery. Please call to schedule a consultation to discuss your symptoms and the treatment options.
Below is a list of clinical/surgical interests and expertise (also includes non-surgical office-based procedures)
Surgery for sinus and nasal disorders:
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Open and endoscopic treatments, including extensive experience with revision surgeries, for various chronic sinonasal conditions (chronic sinusitis, polyposis, allergic fungal sinusitis/inverted papilloma)
In-office procedures including: balloon sinuplasty, polypectomy, eustachian tube balloon dilation, lysis of adhesions, Latera® implant, Inferior turbinate ablation
Piezosurgery: A relatively new technology helps address this challenge by generating sound waves and small vibrations to remove bone. This technology is called piezosurgery or ultrasonic bone aspiration
Endoscopic surgery for blocked tear ducts and orbital decompression for Grave’s related eye disease:
Endoscopic treatment of thyroid eye disease (proptosis), medial and inferior orbital decompression
Endoscopic treatment of blocked tear duct (Dacryocystorhinostomy procedure)
Endoscopic orbital/optic nerve decompression
Multi-level surgery for obstructive sleep apnea:
Nonsurgical/office treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Injection snoreplasty, Palatal implants (Pillar Implant©), Latera® implant, Somnoplasty of the tongue/palate/inferior turbinate
Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery: A new and promising use for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. In these cases, Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery is used to reduce the size of the tongue and the back of the throat to improve airflow and breathing. Compared with traditional open surgical options, Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery provides improved visualization and access to such difficult-to- access areas. This often translates into less pain and swelling after the surgery.
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)
Midline/partial glossectomy
Genial tubercle advancement
Genioglossus advancement
Endoscopic supraglottoplasty/epiglottopexy
Hyoid myotomy/hyoid suspension – Airlift® procedure
Radiofrequency ablation of soft palate/tongue base
Inspire® procedure
Expanded Rhinologic & anterior cranial/skull base surgery:
Skull Base Surgery: Expanded endonasal endoscopic approaches for management of benign and malignant sinonasal and anterior skull base tumors: paranasal/orbital/petro-clival/cribriform/planum/pterygopalatine fossa and other similar approaches
Reconstruction of anterior skull base defects (post-surgical/traumatic/idiopathic)
Management of encephaloceles or meningoencephaloceles (brain herniation into the nose/sinus cavity)
Surgery for upper airway disorders
(Tracheal stenosis, laryngeal stenosis, cricoarytenoid joint fixation, vocal cord paralysis, stridor, tracheostomy dependence, aphonia):
Open and endoscopic CO2-laser assisted arytenoidectomy/epiglottiplasty
Endoscopic management of laryngotracheal airway stenosis
Cervico-thoracic approach to tracheal resection
Tracheoplasty: laser/balloon-assisted dilation & stenting
Endoscopic view of the trachea showing tracheal narrowing (stenosis) Cricoid split & slide tracheoplasty, tracheal reconstruction
The Florida Skull Base Center® is a dedicated new program offered by the North Florida Sinus Center© to the greater community in the North Florida and surrounding region.
The team is comprised of a select group of subspecialists working in unison to manage a variety of complex conditions affecting the skull base. The combined knowledge and experience of this multidisciplinary team of subspecialists makes it unique to the south eastern region and among a few in the country to offer such focused specialized services.
