Latest Innovations in Rhinitis Treatment: A Comprehensive Guide

[Dr. Omar Ahmed]
I think that's an issue, and I think with a lot of training programs, we're so heavily focused in the operating room. Most of our residency, we are, I'd say, probably three and a half, four days a week in the OR, one day a week in clinic, and very little office-based procedure exposure. I had really very little experience actually coming into being a new attending. What converted me and changed me is that there were so many patients, especially when you're developing a rhinology practice, that really don't want something invasive where you have to go to the operating room. They have also tried tons of different medications.

You're left in this middle ground, this place where you're like you need to offer the patient something that's different and unique. I started getting involved in office-based procedures from the very get-go, from doing things like Clon-1 RF ablation of the turbinates, and then I got involved actually in the randomized clinical trial with Aerin Medical, or RhinAer, and was able to do both placebo and actual treatment groups. I saw what a difference it made in our patients. That helped develop my practice. I also do ClariFix, and I'm actually involved in the new clinical trial for the new RF ablation device with Neurense.