CO2 Laser Or Electrocautery: For hypertrophic inferior Turbinates?

For 2 years we studied patients who were symptomatic due to hypertrophic inferior turbinates. In total 94 patients were studied. 51 patients (24 women, 27 men) who underwent CO2 Laser ablation and 43 patients (22 women, 21 men) who underwent BEC were recruited. NOSE scale, VAS score was used to compare preoperative condition and postoperative results. Postoperative morbidity using endoscope was also studied.