Mmpfus wrote:

kreeper22 wrote:
Because in general they are very effective. Yes, surgery is supposed to be a last resort.

It is "effective" in the same way that amputating an arm is "effective" at curing a hangnail.  It is performed because ENTs are stupid and greedy.


"Inferior turbinate (lining of nose) surgery is a commonly performed procedure in ENT as shrinking the lining may reduce some of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis, particularly nose blockage. This procedure is carried out using a multitude of techniques...Research, in the form of properly conducted trials comparing various techniques and assessing long-term results and complications, has not yet been done in this field. We therefore conclude that the evidence in the literature is not robust enough about the usefulness of surgery using any technique for this condition." (emphasis mine)
http://www.cochrane.org/CD005235/ENT_surgery-to-the-inferior-turbinate-lining-of-the-nose-in-order-to-relieve-nose-block-in-allergic-rhinitis-after-failed-medical-treatment

I agree. people are too quick to take action. I am against all surgery. My issue was allergies. I know for a fact there was nothing wrong with me. and the doc shoved the surgery down my throat. never forget. not in a million years.