The Inferior Turbinate in Rhinoplasty.
There is controversy regarding optimum treatment of the hypertrophied inferior turbinate. Patients undergoing rhinoplasty will likely need treatment of bony hypertrophy as well as possibly soft tissue hypertrophy. Although inferior turbinate hypertrophy is a heterogeneous entity, future studies should standardize outcome measures and compare treatment methods with rigorous clinical trials.
Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Electronic address: bdowns@wakehealth.edu.
Brian W
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Downs
D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*
Inferior turbinate hypertrophy; Nasal obstruction; Rhinoplasty; Septoplasty; Submucous resection of inferior turbinate