Turbinate reduction through submucosal diathermy during primary rhinoseptoplasty did not improve short-term general and specific quality-of-life outcomes and acoustic rhinometry recordings. The role of turbinate reduction in sparing chronic corticosteroid use should be confirmed in long-term follow-up studies.

Objective: Evaluate the impact of endoscopic partial inferior turbinectomy (EPIT) associated with primary rhinoseptoplasty on quality-of-life outcomes (QOL), complications, and surgical duration.Study Design: Randomized clinical trial. Methods: Individuals with nasal obstruction aged 16 years who were candidates for functional and aesthetics primary rhinoseptoplasty were evaluated from March 2014 through May 2015. Eligible participants were randomly allocated to rhinoseptoplasty with or without EPIT (excision of one-third of the inferior turbinates).Results: Fifty patients were studied. Most were Caucasian and had moderate/severe allergic rhinitis symptoms. Mean age was 36 ( 6 14.5) years. Rhinoseptoplasty was associated with improvement in all QOL scores irrespective of turbinate intervention (P < 0.001). Analysis of covariance was conducted to control for potential confounders. There was no difference between the groups in absolute score changes for Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation-Portuguese (NOSE-p) (250.5 vs. 247.6; P 5 0.723), Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) (47 vs. 44.8; P 5 0.742), and all World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Abbreviated (WHOQOL-bref) score domains (P > 0.05). There were no differences between the groups regarding presence of the complications. Surgical duration was higher in the EPIT group (212 minutes 6 7.8 vs. 159.1 6 5.6; P ? 0.001).Conclusions: Turbinate reduction through EPIT during primary rhinoseptoplasty did not improve short-term general and specific QOL outcomes. The use of EPIT increases surgical time considerably without improving QOL scores. There was no difference in postoperative incidence of complications, suggesting that EPIT is a safe technique.

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Objectives/Hypothesis: To analyze different variables that influence postrhinoplasty quality of life outcomes to ascertain the determinants of postoperative satisfaction.Study Design: Prospective, observational study.Methods: This was a prospective, observational study where patients were divided into two groups based on the postoperative Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) score: high satisfaction group, when postoperative ROE scores were >50, and low satisfaction group, when postoperative ROE scores were ≤50. Patients' general characteristics, Portuguese version of the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE-p) score, the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination, nasal angles, and measures from the esthetic facial analysis of postoperative photographs were compared between the groups.Results: Seventy-eight patients were included: 19 in the low satisfaction group and 58 in the high satisfaction group. The median reduction in the NOSE-p score was À45 (interquartile range [IIQ] À20 to À60) (P < .001) in the high satisfaction group and À10 (IIQ À10 to À30) in the low satisfaction group (P = .053). The high satisfaction group had a significantly higher reduction in NOSE-p scores. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of the analyzed facial parameters, although a significant difference was found when comparing them with the ones established in the literature as a pattern. Previous rhinoplasty, preoperative crooked nose, and higher NOSE-p scores were significantly associated with lower ROE scores (P < .05) in the robust Poisson regression model.Conclusion: Functional results play an important role in satisfaction after rhinoplasty. Neoclassical canons were not fulfilled even in a group of patients with a high postoperative satisfaction evaluation.