What is bronchial thermoplasty

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I am a person suffering from bronchial asthma. You may not know much about bronchial thermoplasty. In fact, it is a method for asthma patients that does not use drug treatment. Let's popularize the science of bronchial thermoplasty.

What is bronchial thermoplasty

First, alair system bronchial thermoplasty is an innovative asthma treatment technology, which can control and reduce the symptoms of asthma through the application of alair system. The system consists of a radiofrequency thermobronchoplasty and a bronchoplasty controller.

Second, the tip of the catheter is a radiofrequency probe, which is composed of a four arm electrode net and a temperature sensor. Through the introduction of radiofrequency probe through bronchoscope, the proliferation of airway smooth muscle (ASM) on the airway wall can be thinned by using radiofrequency energy (or heat), so as to reduce the contraction amplitude of airway during the attack of asthma symptoms, and reduce the frequency and severity of the attack.

Third: the price is not cheap. It has not been completely used in medical treatment. During "bronchial thermoplasty", the doctor first calms down the patient, and then inserts a bronchoscope into the branching airway of the lung from the patient's nose or throat, which can heat the smooth muscle below the airway to 65 degrees Celsius, thus basically decomposing some muscle tissue.

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For patients with bronchial asthma, bronchial thermoplasty is a good choice, good effect, less pain, less sequelae, treatment should cooperate with the doctor's treatment, early recovery.