A significant number of the Indian population suffers from severe asthma. To cater to the needs of such individuals, Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals Kolkata for the first time in Eastern India launched Bronchial Thermoplasty.

It is a painless procedure to effectively treat severe asthma. The treatment uses a catheter, which is inserted through the windpipe to deliver heat. This heat is targeted to the smooth muscles of the lungs so that those muscles shrink and cannot get tightened to cause asthma symptoms any more. The procedure typically needs three sittings with a gap of three weeks between each sitting.

Bronchial Thermoplasty was performed at Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, Kolkata, on two patients on March 14, 2022. Post-procedure, the patients are stable.

Internationally, Bronchial Thermoplasty is a huge savior for severe asthma patients and the doctors at Apollo hopes that it will be the same here.

Priyanka Dutta