Resection of obstructing inferior turbinates following rhinoplasty

Dov Ophir*

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Abstract

Total inferior turbinectomy was carried out in 38 patients who complained of nasal obstruction following rhinoplasty or rhinoseptoplasty and in whom hypertrophied inferior turbinates were found to be the cause of obstruction. Postoperatively, relief of nasal obstruction was reported by 84 percent of patients, while rhinoscopy showed wide, clean nasal airways in 92 percent. Nasal airflow measurements in 32 tested patients showed increased patency in all of them, including 3 who still complained of nasal obstruction postoperatively. The follow-up period ranged from 1 to 7 years (mean 2.8 years). Atrophic changes of the nasal mucosa or chronic purulent infection was not observed in any of the patients. Because the results of partial procedures on the inferior turbinates are often unsatisfactory, I suggest performing total inferior turbinectomy in patients with obstructing inferior turbinates following rhinoplasty.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)724-727
Number of pages4
JournalPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Volume85
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1990
Externally publishedYes

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