Does rhinoplasty reduce nasal patency?
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of rhinoplasty on subjective and objective assessment of nasal patency in patients who underwent rhinoplasty for cosmetic reasons only.


METHODS
Tertiary referral center.


METHODS
Prospective, clinical study.


METHODS
A total of 50 adult patients who underwent rhinoplasty were included in the study. Preoperative and postoperative photographs of the nasal profile (frontal, lateral, and oblique) were obtained. The visual analog scale (VAS) was used for the subjective evaluation of nasal obstruction (0 being the minimum, 10 being the maximum amount of nasal patency). Objective evaluation of nasal obstruction was performed with a peak nasal inspiratory flowmeter (PNIF).


RESULTS
Preoperative mean VAS scores and PNIF values of the patients were 7.36 ± 0.83 and 115.10 ± 17.45, respectively. Postoperative mean VAS scores and PNIF values of the patients were 7.42 ± 0.73 and 115.30 ± 16.7, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between any of the pre- and postoperative subjective and objective parameters (P > .05).


CONCLUSIONS
Reduction rhinoplasty has been shown not to reduce nasal patency.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey celebisaban@hotmail.com.
Saban
S
Celebi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Erdem
E
Caglar
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Baki
B
Yilmaz
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Omer
O
Develioglu
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Murat
M
Topak
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Halim
H
Is
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taksim Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet
M
Kulekci
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007320:Inspiratory Capacity / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012212:Rheology; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
nasal patency; peak nasal inspiratory flowmeter; rhinoplasty; visual analog scale