The first eletrocnic Journal of Otolaryngology in the world
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Year: 2015  Vol. 19   Num. 1  - Jan/Mar - (7º)
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1393721
Section: Original Article
 
Prospective Study of the Surgical Techniques Used in Primary Rhinoplasty on the Caucasian Nose and Comparison of the Preoperative and Postoperative Anthropometric Nose Measurements
Author(s):
Cezar Augusto Sarraf Berger, Renato da Silva Freitas, Osvaldo Malafaia, José Simão de Paula Pinto, Evaldo Dacheux Macedo Filho, Marcos Mocellin, Marina Serrato Coelho Fagundes
Key words:
rhinoplasty - prospective studies - measurements
Abstract:

Introduction: The knowledge and study of surgical techniques and anthropometric measurements of the nose make possible a qualitative and quantitative analysis of surgical results.

Objective: Study the main technique used in rhinoplasty on Caucasian noses and compare preoperative and postoperative anthropometric measurements of the nose.

Methods: A prospective study with 170 patients was performed at a private hospital. Data were collected using the Electronic System Integrated of Protocols software (Sistema Integrado de Protocolos Eletrônicos, SINPE©). The surgical techniques used in the nasal dorsum and tip were evaluated. Preoperative and 12-month follow-up photos as well as the measurements compared with the ideal aesthetic standard of a Caucasian nose were analyzed objectively. Student t test and standard deviation test were applied.

Results: There was a predominance of endonasal access (94.4%). The most common dorsum technique was hump removal (33.33%), and the predominance of sutures (24.76%) was observed on the nasal tip, with the lateral intercrural the most frequent (32.39%). Comparison between preoperative and postoperative photos found statistically significant alterations on the anthropometric measurements of the noses.

Conclusion: The main surgical techniques on Caucasian noses were evaluated, and a great variety was found. The evaluation of anthropometric measurements of the nose proved the efficiency of the performed procedures.

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