title: The assessment and treatment of nasal obstruction after rhinoplasty.
abstract: Complaints of nasal obstruction after rhinoplasty and nasal surgery are disheartening for both the patient and the surgeon. When a patient presents with complaints of nasal obstruction after rhinoplasty and nasal surgery, the surgeon must reassess the history of symptoms and physical attributes contributing to nasal airway narrowing. The patient's expectations from surgery must also be discussed. The goal is total management of mucosal and anatomic contributors to nasal obstruction. This article describes various causes of nasal obstruction so as to provide rhinoplasty surgeons with the background needed to enhance their preoperative evaluations and avoid future surgical complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1855 West Taylor Street, Room 2.42, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. sjoe@uic.edu
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Joe
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000503:physiopathology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index