Is It Painful?

No.

If it was or if I felt my patients were uncomfortable during LASS, I would not offer it as an intervention.

LASS, for the right procedure in the right patient, is a game-changer for the way certain sinus and nasal surgery is delivered.

Benefits include:

• quicker turnaround time on the day of your procedure, more like a visit to the dentist rather than a day trip to the hospital
• quicker back to work - rather than the traditional 2 weeks off work recommended after sinus surgery under general anaesthetic, you could be back to work in a matter of days if you wanted to be
• less bleeding
• risks of surgery are no different to having the same procedure under a general anaesthetic
• no nausea
• no sleepiness
• instant feedback for you and your surgeon
• no anxiety related to general anaesthesia
• you will not need to starve before your procedure