What is FESS & ESS?

FESS is the abbreviation for functional endoscopic sinus surgery and ESS is the abbreviation for endoscopic sinus surgery and are essentially interchangeable terms. Current technology of fiberoptics, video camera, and television monitors, allows excellent examination of all openings of the sinuses, nasal turbinates, and nasal septum. Surgery restores the anatomy to as normal as possible or as functional as possible in order to help improve or cure the symptoms of chronic sinusitis.