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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Mehmet Ozkose, Halit Baykan, İsmail Coşkuner
BACKGROUND: There is a rich blood flow to the mucosa in the nasal region. In rhinoplasty, surgical procedures are performed in a narrow and confined space. So bleeding during surgery reduces visibility which can complicate the procedure. This study investigated the effects of the patient position on amount of intraoperative bleeding during surgical procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 71 patients who underwent elective rhinoplasty...
August 2016: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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COMPARATIVE STUDY
Ali Murat Akkus, Erhan Eryilmaz, Ethem Guneren
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of columellar strut and septal extension grafts for reconstruction of caudal nasal supportive structures on the long-term stability of nasal projection and rotation. METHODS: A comparison was done on the differences between the early- and long-term results of the ratios of nasal projection to nasal length and columella labial angle values in 36 patients who were operated on by the same surgeon using columellar or septal extension grafts...
August 2013: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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