Strategy for Finding a Doctor Who Has Expertise in Treating Hypertrophied Turbinates?

I've had 5 surgeries for nasal congestion. The last surgery was a month ago. Things are better but I'm still congested. I had asked a similar question 7 months ago and the answer I got was "It's a turbinectomy not brain surgery". To me it seems as if it really is more difficult than brain surgery. Every time my health ins. gets charged $10-20K. I'm extremely stressed. I need a new approach. What strategy should I follow to find a doctor who knows what to do? Distance is not an issue. Thanks.

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Nasal Congestion

Nasal obstructive symptoms may be caused by an anatomical issue that can be corrected with surgery and they may not. Reducing turbinates is not a difficult surgery, but an internal nasal exam would be necessary to determine if they had been adequately treated. The septal anatomy and internal nasal valves should be inspected. You need to be evaluated for masses as well. Medical management for allergic components should be managed as well. more

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Alan31 6 Jan 2013

Thanks Dr Kenneth for the good information but it did not answer my query: How do I find a doctor who knows what to do? I've had 5 failed surgeries. They all claimed they could fix it. A doctor could claim how to fix this but still not know what to do. With the experiences I've had I can only deduce that a large portion of doctors just want an attempt on me for financial reasons but are not skilled enough to actually solve the problem, or care about it. But I know somewhere a doctor exists who is skilled and genuinely dedicated to his profession. I just don't know how to find them and this is what I need help with. I don't want a 6th failed surgical attempt.

jwauk99 18 Jan 2013

Alan... I've been following as many posts of yours as I can find on various message boards (thank Google for that). I suffer as you do... It sucks. You seem really knowledgeable with this stuff, more than I am. Been suffering with the issues for 30+ years now and it's frustrating, and embarrassing, and gets me depressed too. Any way to touch base with you offline or something? I'm SO tired of this... *sigh* - J

Alan31 3 Dec 2012

I wanted to clarify that the surgery was actually more than a month ago. It was 6 weeks ago and things have stabilized. The healing from the surgery has completed and this is as good as it will get. I still have congestion as mentioned.

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