Balloon Sinuplasty Cost in United Arab Emirates

The cost of balloon sinuplasty in the UAE typically ranges from $2,000 to $18,000 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

Balloon sinuplasty opens narrowed sinus drainage channels by inflating a small balloon inside them, without cutting away tissue. In the UAE, the cost depends on:

• Sinuses treated: one or several.
• Balloon device: single-use systems are a large part of the price.
• Combined surgery: with FESS or septoplasty in a hybrid procedure.
• Anaesthetic: general or local.

NICE interventional procedure guidance IPG273 finds the evidence for short-term benefit adequate and raises no major safety concerns, but says more long-term outcome data are needed. It points out that balloon dilation is not used for the ethmoid sinuses and should be carried out only by surgeons experienced in complex sinus surgery.

It may help people with chronic sinusitis that has not improved with medicines, and selected people with repeated acute sinusitis. It is less suitable where there are extensive polyps or ethmoid disease, which usually need FESS.

See the ethmoidectomy page.

• Day case: usually.
• Activity: often normal within a day or two.
• Nasal care: saline rinses.
• Durability: ask about expected results, as long-term evidence is limited.

Basic UAE plans require prior approval for non-urgent inpatient procedures; ask the clinic what your insurer needs.