If your eye keeps watering for no apparent reason, the problem is rarely the eye itself, it is usually a blocked tear-drainage pathway from the eye into the nose. Endoscopic DCR opens that pathway from inside the nose, with no scar on the face.
Tears are made constantly. They drain through tiny holes in the inner corner of each eye, into a sac, then down a small tube into the nose. If that tube blocks, most often in middle-aged women, sometimes after infection or trauma, tears overflow onto the cheek and a recurring sticky discharge develops.
The classical surgery for this used to be open DCR, with a small cut on the side of the nose. We do the modern endoscopic version. The surgeon works through the nostril with a small camera, opens a new drainage path directly into the nose, and you go home the same day with absolutely nothing on your face.
A clear, no-jargon walk-through of the symptoms that lead to surgery, and the exact steps inside the operating theatre.
DCR helps when watering and discharge are coming from drainage failure, not eye disease itself:
The whole procedure happens through one nostril using a 4mm endoscope. Nothing on the face.
A realistic timeline of how Rajkot patients typically recover, what's normal, what's not, when to call.
Mild nasal heaviness, small saline-blood discharge. Painkillers as needed.
Watering usually starts settling. Most patients return to work.
Silicone stent removed in OPD. Quick, painless.
Dramatic improvement in watering for the vast majority.
Endoscopic DCR in Rajkot generally costs ₹40,000 to ₹85,000, depending on stent material and anaesthesia type.
No. The whole operation is done from inside the nose. Your face is untouched.
Modern endoscopic DCR has success rates of around 90-95% in experienced hands.
Usually no, most DCR patients are discharged the same evening.
If the cause is a blocked tear duct, yes. We confirm the diagnosis with a syringing test before recommending surgery.
Six to eight weeks typically. Removal is a quick OPD step, no anaesthesia needed.
Same-day or next-day OPD slots are usually available. Call directly or fill the form on the contact page.