Authors: Ugur Kocer
Publish Date: 2014/03/02
Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 202-206
Abstract
Josephs rhinoplasty operation with minor modifications was performed on 20 patients for aesthetic reasons Various tests of the patient breathing though the nose were carried out both in the preoperative period and 10 30 and 90 days after surgery Respiratoryfunction test results improved in the majority of patients after rhinoplasty FVC increased in 65 of the cases at day 10 in 85 at day 30 and in 75 at day 90 FEV1 increased in 65 of the cases at day 10 in 65 at day 30 and in 70 at day 90 FEV1/FVC increased in 60 of the cases at day 10 in 65 at day 30 and in 70 at day 90 The only statistically significant increase when compared with preoperative values was the increase in the values of FEV1/FVC at the 30th postoperative day Decreases in respiratory function test values were insignificant in most of the patients FEV1/FVC × 100 decreases of more than 10 were seen in three patients indicating increased nasal resistance at the 90th postoperative day However the lowest value was 504 and none of the patients reported subjective nasal obstruction In conclusion it was observed in this study that properly executed cosmetic rhinoplasty did not have any significant negative effects on respiratory functions in most patients and improved respiratory functions in most
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