Thank you for participating in our self-test. Based on your answers, you may be at risk of developing severe emphysema.
Below is some useful information about emphysema and treatment options.1
Emphysema can’t be cured but it can be managed. With the right treatment, you could breathe more easily, be more active, and enjoy a better quality of life. There are a number of treatment options available, with and without medication. Your doctor will work with you to create a treatment plan that works for you.
Know Your Treatment Options
COPD medicines, stop smoking programmes,
lung exercises,
oxygen therapy
Rehabilitation
Bronchoscopic or minimally invasive lung volume reduction — e.g., Zephyr® Valve
Surgical lung volume reduction
Lung transplant
Non-surgical options
Non-surgical options include COPD medicines, such as inhalers and oral steroids, stopping smoking programmes, pulmonary rehabilitation,
and oxygen therapy.
If you’ve stopped smoking, or are willing to stop, and medical management is no longer working, you may be suitable for a minimally invasive option called Zephyr Valve treatment.
Zephyr Valve Treatment
Zephyr Valve treatment is a bronchoscopic procedure, known as
a bronchoscopic lung volume reduction.
Zephyr Valve treatment doesn’t require surgery. It’s a medical procedure. Using a device called a bronchoscope, the doctor places small valves into your airways.
These valves are placed in your airways and help you breathe better.
Do you want to learn more about Zephyr Valve treatment and hear first-hand from patients who have benefited from it?
Which treatment option might be right for you?
Hear from doctors who use Zephyr Valves and other treatments for reducing breathlessness.
Learn if you may benefit from minimally-invasive lung valves or lung volume reduction surgery.
Lung Volume Reduction
Dr. Sam Kemp
Lung Volume Reduction: Endobronchial Valves
Dr. Sam Kemp
Lung Volume Reduction: LVR Surgery
Dr. Nathan Burnside