Balloon sinuplasty is a minimally invasive, endoscopic treatment for sinusitis and nasal swelling.

Before balloon sinuplasty, sinus conditions were primarily treated with nasal and oral corticosteroids, antibiotics, or nasal decongestants, which didn’t provide the results many patients were looking for, or more invasive functional endoscopic sinus surgery in the operating room, under general anesthesia

The balloon sinuplasty procedure was inspired by angioplasty – a medical procedure where heart surgeons use balloon catheters to open damaged or blocked blood vessels hindering blood flow near the heart.

Dr. Schalch Lepe is highly specialized in balloon sinuplasty (BSP) and functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) which can effectively treat chronic sinusitis, a swelling of the mucous membranes that line the sinus cavities.