Case report demonstrates long-term pain relief in chronic facial pain via radiofrequency ablation, suggesting neural involvement is key.
Chronic facial pain is a complex clinical entity, particularly when traditional treatments fail to provide relief. This case report presents a 36-year-old male with persistent right-sided facial and nasal pain for 3 years. Despite initial diagnoses of maxillary sinusitis and a deviated nasal septum, surgical intervention and conservative therapies were ineffective. The use of diagnostic and therapeutic sphenopalatine blocks, followed by radiofrequency ablation (RFA), offered significant pain relief, emphasizing the importance of considering neural involvement in chronic nasal and facial pain syndromes. Ultimately, RFA delivered long-term relief, significantly improving the patient’s quality of life.
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