Young's operation

Young's operation

Young's operation is a surgery designed for the treatment of atrophic rhinitis, first described by Young in the year 1967.

Procedure

The surgical procedure involves closure of the nasal cavity affected with atrophic rhinitis by creating mucocutaneous flaps. 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.


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