1. Extracorporeal Septoplasty Combined With Valve Surgery in Rhinoplasty Patients
- Author
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Tugba Gun Koplay, Mehtap Karamese, Zekeriya Tosun, Osman Akdag, Mustafa Koplay, and Ahmet Akatekin
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Esthetics ,Valve surgery ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Perforation (oil well) ,030230 surgery ,Risk Assessment ,Extracorporeal ,Rhinoplasty ,Cohort Studies ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Preoperative Care ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,030223 otorhinolaryngology ,Nose ,Nasal Septum ,business.industry ,Breathing problems ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Surgery ,Septoplasty ,Deviated nasal septum ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Patient Satisfaction ,Female ,Nasal Obstruction ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
External nasal deviation is caused primarily by severely a deformed septum. The nose functions as a whole composed of the septum, valve systems, and mucosal structures. Patients with severely deviated septums also have deformed nasal valve systems. Extracorporeal septoplasty is advocated for an extremely deviated nasal septum. Nasal valve dysfunctions can be resolved successfully with spreader grafts. Application of extracorporeal septoplasty in combination with spreader grafts in patients with nasal valve dysfunction not only enables nasal respiration but also supports aesthetic appearance. The 19 patients in our study had undergone aesthetic rhinoplasty and presented with breathing problems and septal deviations. The patients were treated with extracorporeal septoplasty and spreader grafts. The patients were followed with clinical measures and computed tomographic scanning. No complications such as relapse, perforation, or saddling were encountered during follow-up. Aesthetically and functionally satisfactory results were obtained.
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- 2016