with surgery over the long
term, because you have to
wait for the immune system
to come in and cause the
scarring and clean up the
dead cells," explains Dr.
Russell. "But over the course
of a year, you can see 80% to
90% shrinkage in the nodule,
and almost all patients have
a significant improvement in
their symptoms."
Dr. Russell says about 80%
of Americans have a thyroid
condition and notes this pro-
cedure could prove "revolu-
tionary" for same-day sur-
gery centers in terms of how
they treat thyroid pathology.
"It's a really exciting technol-
ogy," he says. "I think it's
going to be used for a fair
percentage of the thyroid nodules business in the very near future."
3. Implants for nasal valve collapse
Traditionally, correcting valve collapse involved rhinoplasty. With this
option, the surgeon simply makes a stab incision, passes an instru-
ment into the correct area and deploys the implant. "It creates a scar
or an inflammatory reaction, with the goal of stiffening that area to
prevent collapse," says R. Peter Manes, MD, FACS, an associate pro-
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