A turbinectomy or turbinoplasty (preserving the mucosal layer) is a surgical procedure, that removes tissue, and sometimes bone, of the turbinates in the nasal passage, particularly the inferior nasal concha.

[1] In most cases, turbinate hypertrophy is accompanied by some septum deviation, so the surgery is done along with septoplasty.

Common causes of this condition are allergies, environmental irritants, or a deviated septum.

[medical citation needed] There are many different techniques used in a turbinectomy, including electrocautery, cryotherapy (cryoturbinectomy), laser vaporization, and turbinoplasty.

[2][3] The use of radiofrequency ablation has shown to be a safer alternative, being performed as an outpatient procedure, using lidocaine for local anesthesia.