The laser has played a valuable primary and adjunctive role in the man
agement of nasal and sinus disorders. When using the laser there must
be appropriate knowledge about safety, instrumentation, and types of p
athologic conditions in which the laser is effective. The laser is eff
ective for turbinate dysfunction of various causes. Its coagulating, c
utting, and vaporization ability make it useful in managing intranasal
vascular disorders such as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and
hemangioma. There is some promise in using the laser for nasal polypos
is with eosinophilia.