The Effect of Postrhinoplasty Taping on Postoperative Edema and Nasal Draping
NCT ID: NCT02626585
Last Updated: 2015-12-10
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
57 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-08-31
2015-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Nasal swelling of the patients were evaluated individually with a 7.5 mHz linear ultrasound (US) probe: small amount of ultrasonic gel was used to scan the skin in a noncontact mode to prevent distortion of nasal anatomy from transducer pressure. The examiner did not have access to the results of the previously obtained measurements in order to prevent measurements from being contaminated. Measurements were carried out on four different points: nasion, rhinion, supratip and tip and from these four measurements, mean nasal skin thickness (MNST) was calculated.
Subjects in each group were sorted, based on the baseline MNST measurement, consecutively from lowest to highest; half of the patients with higher MNST measurements were categorized as 'thick skinned' and the other half was categorized as 'thin skinned'. The electronic caliper of the machine measured the perpendicular distance from the outer epidermal surface to the underlying cartilage on the 2-dimensional B-mode image (Capasee II Ultrasound, Toshiba Medical Systems, Tustin, California). US measurements were carried out five times for each individual subject: preoperatively; at the end of first, third and fifth postoperative weeks; and sixth postoperative month. Measurements were carried out mainly in the morning to avoid the effect of diurnal variation on the dermal edema.
Surgical Technique All of the patients were operated with open approach rhinoplasty under general anesthesia. All patients underwent rhinoplasty due to cosmetic and functional purposes. All cases were distributed evenly between the surgeons (BO, YSY, BV, ST). Supraperichondrial and subperiosteal dissection plane was the preferred plane of dissection in all the cases. Surgical operation was mainly reduction rhinoplasty and comprised of dorsal reduction and bilateral lateral osteotomies. All lateral osteotomies were carried out intranasally with guarded curved lateral osteotomes. Incision-to-closure operative duration was recorded for each patient. All subjects were routinely administered 0.1mg/kg dexamethasone during the operation. All cases were applied with internal splints, taped with 3M micropores and casted with external thermoplastic splints at the end of the operation. Postoperative suggestions, orders and medications were identical for all groups. Patients were discharged from the hospital on first postoperative day. All subjects were called back on the end of first postoperative week for removal of external nasal packing.
Statistical Analysis Statistical data were analysed using SPSS 20.0 (SPSS, Chicago,IL). All values were calculated and stated in descriptive statistics as mean±Standard deviation unless otherwise stated. ANOVA was used for comparison of means. Repeated ANOVA was used for each patient where the repeated factor was the ultrasonographic measurements (preoperative, first postoperative week, third postoperative week, fifth postoperative week and sixth postoperative month). Significant results of repeated ANOVA test were further analysed via pairwise comparison with Bonferroni correction. Correlation analysis was carried out with Pearson correlation analysis. Values of p\<0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Control
Control group (n=20): Following removal of nasal cast on postoperative first week, no additional taping was applied to this group.
No interventions assigned to this group
2-weeks of PRT
2-weeks of PRT (n=17): Following removal of nasal cast on postoperative first week, 2 weeks of additional postrhinoplasty taping was applied to this group (form 1st to 3rd week).
Postrhinoplasty taping
Postrhinoplasty taping is commonly applied by rhinoplasty surgeons. Following rhinoplasty the nose is generally taped and a (thermoplastic) nasal cast is applied on top of this to make sure the final form of the nose is protected. Postoperatively, this cast is removed at some point. After this, some of the surgeons prefer to tape the nose with nasal tapes such as Micropore (3M) etc. Postrhinoplasty taping is the term used for this. The nose is (generally) taped horizontally with 1/2 inch wide tapes. This is done superiorly from radix to inferiorly to nasal tip. The idea is to compress the nose and to cover it. The duration of postrhinoplasty taping differs according to the preference of the surgeon and the patient
4-weeks of PRT
4-weeks of PRT (n=20): Following removal of nasal cast on postoperative first week, 4 weeks of additional postrhinoplasty taping was applied to this group (form 1st to 5th week).
Postrhinoplasty taping
Postrhinoplasty taping is commonly applied by rhinoplasty surgeons. Following rhinoplasty the nose is generally taped and a (thermoplastic) nasal cast is applied on top of this to make sure the final form of the nose is protected. Postoperatively, this cast is removed at some point. After this, some of the surgeons prefer to tape the nose with nasal tapes such as Micropore (3M) etc. Postrhinoplasty taping is the term used for this. The nose is (generally) taped horizontally with 1/2 inch wide tapes. This is done superiorly from radix to inferiorly to nasal tip. The idea is to compress the nose and to cover it. The duration of postrhinoplasty taping differs according to the preference of the surgeon and the patient
Interventions
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Postrhinoplasty taping
Postrhinoplasty taping is commonly applied by rhinoplasty surgeons. Following rhinoplasty the nose is generally taped and a (thermoplastic) nasal cast is applied on top of this to make sure the final form of the nose is protected. Postoperatively, this cast is removed at some point. After this, some of the surgeons prefer to tape the nose with nasal tapes such as Micropore (3M) etc. Postrhinoplasty taping is the term used for this. The nose is (generally) taped horizontally with 1/2 inch wide tapes. This is done superiorly from radix to inferiorly to nasal tip. The idea is to compress the nose and to cover it. The duration of postrhinoplasty taping differs according to the preference of the surgeon and the patient
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* bilateral lateral osteotomies
Exclusion Criteria
* abnormal haemostatic parameters
* drug history of decongestant or cortisone
16 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Bezmialem Vakif University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Berke Özücer
Otorhinolaryngologist
Principal Investigators
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Berke Ozucer, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Bezmialem Vakif University
Locations
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Bezmialem Vakıf University
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Guyuron B, DeLuca L, Lash R. Supratip deformity: a closer look. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Mar;105(3):1140-51; discussion 1152-3. doi: 10.1097/00006534-200003000-00049.
Rees TD. An aid to the treatment of supratip swelling after rhinoplasty. Laryngoscope. 1971 Feb;81(2):308-11. doi: 10.1288/00005537-197102000-00011. No abstract available.
Hoefflin SM. Postoperative nighttime nasal taping to decrease swelling. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1989 Aug;84(2):375. doi: 10.1097/00006534-198908000-00057. No abstract available.
Vega-Villasante P, Covarrubias H. A new splint for the nasal tip. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1995 Jul;96(1):189-93. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199507000-00029.
Belek KA, Gruber RP. The beneficial effects of postrhinoplasty taping: fact or fiction? Aesthet Surg J. 2014 Jan 1;34(1):56-60. doi: 10.1177/1090820X13515879.
Ozucer B, Yildirim YS, Veyseller B, Tugrul S, Eren SB, Aksoy F, Uysal O, Ozturan O. Effect of Postrhinoplasty Taping on Postoperative Edema and Nasal Draping: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2016 May 1;18(3):157-63. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2015.1944.
Other Identifiers
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BezmialemVU-BO-PRT
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id