The impact of septorhinoplasty and anterior turbinoplasty on nasal conditioning.
BACKGROUND
Septorhinoplasty and turbinoplasty is a frequently performed operation in facial plastic surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate nasal conditioning after septorhinoplasty and inferior turbinoplasty in patients with internal and external nasal deformities and hypertrophy of the inferior turbinates and to determine its relation to nasal patency.


METHODS
Ten patients and 10 volunteers as controls were enrolled into this study. Measurement of nasal conditioning and active anterior rhinomanometry were performed before and 4-6 months after functional-esthetic septorhinoplasty and inferior turbinoplasty.


RESULTS
Nasal airflow was significantly higher postoperatively than preoperatively. The preoperative nasal temperature (TEMP) and heat increase (HI) was lower in the patients compared with the controls. The postoperative TEMP, HI, total water content, and water gradient were significantly higher than the preoperative values.


CONCLUSIONS
Based on this relatively small series, functional-esthetic septorhinoplasty in combination with inferior turbinoplasty may be associated with improved nasal conditioning.
Rozsasi
Ajnacska
A
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. ajnacska.rozsasi@uniklinik-ulm.de
Leiacker
Richard
R
Kühnemann
Stephan
S
Lindemann
Jörg
J
Kappe
Thomas
T
Rettinger
Gerhard
G
Keck
Tilman
T
D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*