Postoperative wound care regimen in open septorhinoplasty.
The many benefits of the open-approach septorhinoplasty should not be excluded on the basis of columellar scarring alone. Technical factors that contributed to the favorable outcome of the columellar scar included proper planning of location and design of the incision used, meticulous closure, and good postoperative care. In the current study, we describe a simple postoperative wound care procedure that allows clean visualized wound with less crust formation, easy removal of the sutures by the surgeon, and better columellar scar in the early postoperative period.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bakırköy Hospital, Acıbadem Health Care Group, Istanbul, Turkey. gedizserin@yahoo.com
Gediz Murat
GM
Serin
Senol
S
Polat
Elif
E
Aksoy
Selçuk
S
İnanlı
D000328:Adult; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care; D017592:Skin Care; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide