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Although there are many studies reporting the clinical results immediately after laser treatment, there are only a few describing long\u2010term results. Therefore, a clinical study was performed to assess and to compare the long\u2010term outcome of both endonasal Ho:YAG and endonasal diode laser\u2010assisted turbinate surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design\/Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the first treatment group, a total of 80 patients (allergic rhinitis (46%) and vasomotor rhinitis (54%)) suffering from nasal obstruction due to hyperplastic inferior nasal turbinates were treated by a pulsed Ho:YAG laser emitting light at a wavelength of <jats:italic>\u03bb<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20092,100 nm (pulse energy: 0.8\u20131.2 J\/pulse, repetition rate: 4\u20138 Hz) under local anesthesia. In the second group, an additional 113 patients (allergic rhinitis (52%) and vasomotor rhinitis (48%)) were treated by means of a continuous wave GaAlAs\u2010diode laser emitting light at a wavelength of <jats:italic>\u03bb<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009940 nm (power: 8\u201310 W). The treatment time was 3\u201310 minutes per turbinate and the nasal cavities were left unpacked following the procedure. The study concerning long\u2010term effects was conducted using a standardized questionnaire, allergy test, and rhinomanometry within a follow\u2010up period of 6 month and after 3 years. All patients were refractory to conservative medical treatment prior to laser treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Three years after laser treatment, a subjective improvement of nasal airflow had been described by the patients in 67.5% after Ho:YAG\u2010 and in 74.4% after diode laser treatment. Rhinomanometry revealed a significant improvement of the nasal airflow at both 6 months and 3 years after the laser treatment as compared to the preoperative data. Side effects like nasal dryness and pain were rare (&lt;5%) and occurred only during the first weeks after the intervention. After diode laser treatment, patients showed nasal obstruction due to postoperative edema and nasal crusting during the first 3\u20134 weeks, whereas patients from the Ho:YAG laser group described these symptoms only for a period of 1\u20132 weeks.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both Ho:YAG\u2010 and diode laser treatment, which are performed as an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia, show promising long\u2010term results. It has therefore, developed to become a time and cost\u2010effective treatment modality in endonasal laser surgery at our institution. While short\u2010term differences concerning the healing process after Ho:YAG\u2010 compared to diode\u2010laser treatment could be ascertained according to the subjective and objective evaluation, no significant long\u2010term differences between the two investigated groups could be observed. Lasers Surg. 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