There are patients who may be candidates for radio frequency ablation but have a lesion that is not accessible or likely not to be fully ablated and are obviously surgical candidates.

"While the study did not make any direct comparisons to other treatments, survival rates after RFA were comparable to those of surgery," said Sofocleous.

Conclusion: Combination application of radiofrequency ablation in nasal operation to cure the inferior turbinates hypertrophic and allergic rhinitis is a safe, effective and less traumatic method.