Young's operation

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Young's operation is a surgery designed for the treatment of atrophic rhinitis, first described by Austen Young in 1967.[1][2]

Procedure

The surgical procedure involves closure of the nasal cavity affected with atrophic rhinitis by creating mucocutaneous flaps.[3] These flaps are sutured together in two layers: first the mucosal layer, then the skin layer. The nasal cavity is kept closed for a period of 9 months; then an examination is done - if the crusts have disappeared, a revision surgery is performed and the nasal cavity is reopened. The theory behind this procedure is that the closed nasal cavity has time to heal.

References

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