mucus muÂ·cus (myÅÅ'kÉs) n. The viscous slippery substance that consists chiefly of mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts and that is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by the cells and glands of the mucous membranes.
In any case, there are 2 main ways turbinate reduction is performed depending on exam and symptom complaints: Method #1: Coblation Sub-Mucosal Turbinate Reduction (SMR) is by removing internal turbinate tissue as well as shrinking the turbinate by a method called submucosal coblation and can be done under local in an office-like setting (no IV is even needed).
However, in many patients, the inferior turbinates become so unusually large that they contribute to not only nasal obstruction, but also: 1  nasal congestion and/or obstruction either all the time, that fluctuates, or worse when laying down. 2  a persistent clear runny nose (vasomotor rhinnitis)