Smoking in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Predictor of Poor Long‐Term Outcome After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Abstract

Smoking is associated with statistically worse outcomes after ESS based on average SNOT-16 scores. Although no investigator has proved that the effects of smoking on sinonasal health are reversible, we counsel smoking patients considering ESS about the desirability of smoking cessation (for this and many health reasons), and the possibility of a poorer postsurgery outcome should they continue smoking.