The Benefits of Sinus Surgery Anyone plagued by sinusitis will know how painful and debilitating it can be: throbbing headaches, a constantly runny nose, fatigue. For Cape Town businessman Sterling Kotze, this story is all too familiar, eventually leading him to consider sinus surgery. “I’ve had sinus problems my entire adult life,” the 66-year-old says. […]
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Limiting the risks of traditional tracheostomy A surgical team at Mediclinic Cape Town was the first to trial a revolutionary balloon procedure that limits the risks associated with traditional tracheostomy. A tracheostomy is an opening surgically created through the neck so a tube can be placed into a patient’s trachea (windpipe), allowing them to breathe. […]