OBJECTIVES: To investigate the common causes of persistent septal deviation in revision septoplasty and to report the surgical techniques and results to correct them. METHODS: A total of 100 consecutive patients (86 males) who had revision septoplasty due to persistent septal deviation from 2008 and 2014 were included in the study. Their mean age was 35.6 years and the mean follow-up duration was 9.1 months. Presenting symptoms, sites of persistent septal deviation, techniques used to correct the deviation, and surgical results were reviewed. RESULTS: The mean interval between primary and revision surgery was 6.2 years. Forty-eight patients received revision septoplasty and 52 received revision septoplasty combined with rhinoplasty. Nasal obstruction was the most presenting symptom in almost all patients. The most common site of persistent septal deviation was middle septum (58%) followed by caudal septum (31%). Correcting techniques included further chondrotomy and excision of deviated portion in 76% and caudal batten graft in 39%. Rhinoscopic and endoscopic exams showed straight septum in 97% and 92 patients had subjective symptom improvement postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Middle septum and caudal septum were common sites of persistent deviation. Proper chondrotomy with excision of deviated middle septum and correction of the caudal deviation with batten graft are key maneuvers to treat persistent deviation.
Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Nasal Obstruction ; Rhinoplasty ; Transplants

Objectives: . Nonsurgical rhinoplasty using threads has gained popularity in recent years. While the benefits of this procedure have been emphasized, possible complications and their management are not well-known. This study aimed to present the surgical management and results of the complications of thread rhinoplasty. Methods: . We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of seven patients who underwent revision rhinoplasty due to the complications of thread rhinoplasty from January 2018 to May 2021. The presentation of complications, detailed surgical procedures, and outcomes of revision rhinoplasty were reviewed. Results: . Visible or extruded threads at the tip were the most common complication, followed by dorsum irregularity. All the threads were unabsorbed and intact in shape, even several years after insertion. Thread removal necessitated careful tissue dissection, resulting in the loss of tip support and dorsal irregularity. To restore the tip support and camouflage the dorsum shape, an autologous tissue graft was needed. Conclusion . Removal of threads at the tip and dorsum was accompanied by structural weakening and partial tissue loss, which required tip support restoration and dorsum camouflage.

Nasal airway obstruction is one of the most frequent causes of revision rhinoplasty despite the golden rule that nasal function should not be sacrificed because of cosmetic reason. Nasal function is jeopardized due to diverse reasons including inaccurate diagnosis or inadequate surgical technique. Detailed and thorough evaluation of the nose with review of previous operative technique is necessary to find out exact causes of obstruction. Septum, middle vault, tip, nostril, and nasal mucosa are common anatomic areas of obstruction after rhinoplasty. They are often weakened, damaged, or even destroyed losing their original shape, strength, or position. Changes in these anatomic structures are strongly related to static and/or dynamic obstruction. In this article, authors reviewed the common locations, anatomic causes, and treatment strategies of nasal obstruction after rhinoplasty.
Diagnosis ; Nasal Mucosa ; Nasal Obstruction* ; Nose ; Rhinoplasty*

Inferior meatal antrostomy (IMA) is a widely performed surgical technique to treat postoperative maxillary mucocele. The method is safe and easy to perform, without major complications compared with other approaches. Facial pain after IMA is a rare clinical entity that can be challenging to diagnose and treat. The authors present an unusual case of acute facial neuralgia triggered by cold air that developed after IMA. The antrostomy was located at the anterior-most part of the inferior meatus, and the inlet size was relatively large compared with the size of the remaining sinus. Surgical narrowing of the antrostomy inlet using endoscopy dramatically reduced the symptoms, and symptom relief was maintained for up to one year after surgery.
Bays ; Cartilage ; Endoscopy ; Facial Neuralgia ; Facial Pain ; Methods ; Mucocele ; Transplants

An orbital foreign body combined with blowout fracture after blunt trauma to the orbit may be difficult to diagnose clinically and radiologically. The author reports a case of 40-year-old woman who had an unsuspected orbital foreign body after blunt orbital trauma, and initially presumed to have only blowout fracture and conjunctival laceration. Consultation with an ophthalmologist failed to disclose the orbital foreign body and an isolated inferomedial blowout fracture was seen on computed tomography scans with severe diplopia and limitation of eye movement. She was referred to my department for management of the orbital blowout fracture, where a false eyelash was found during the endonasal endoscopic reduction and subsequently successfully removed that resulted in complete resolution of her symptoms. Though it is a rare complication, an orbital foreign body should be suspected considering the mechanism of injury when there are severe and persistent ocular symptoms inconsistent with the degree of the blowout fracture.
Adult ; Diplopia ; Eye Movements ; Female ; Foreign Bodies* ; Humans ; Lacerations ; Orbit*

An orbital abscess is a serious complication of sinusitis that can lead to blindness and sometimes death. Immediate surgical drainage via an endonasal endoscopic approach or through a traditional Lynch-type incision is required for successful treatment. We describe a case of an orbital abscess with a medial subperiosteal abscess complicating acute sinusitis in a five-month-old infant. The patient was successfully treated with endonasal endoscopic surgery. Following an anterior ethmoidectomy and an antrostomy, the medial subperiosteal abscess was drained by removing the involved lamina papyracea and the orbital abscess was drained by incising the periorbita.
Abscess* ; Blindness ; Drainage ; Humans ; Infant ; Orbit* ; Sinusitis

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Erythrocytes* ; Extracorporeal Circulation*

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Cartilage* ; Humans*