Journal archive · Septum, valve and airway · Complications and management · 2008
Silicone button in nasal septal perforation. Long term observations
Døsen LK, Haye R.
In the archive as a landmark paper: the core sweep runs 2011–2026, and this one is here because the history of rhinoplasty rests on it · cited on septal perforation.
From the abstract
“To assess the long-term survival rate of silicone buttons in nasal septal perforation and to improve selection criteria. To employ a symptom score that might also be used in comparative studies Methods: Prospective and retrospective study of patients treated with commercially available silicone buttons in a tertiary…”
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Septum, valve and airway
Every rhinoplasty is a breathing operation whether it intends to be or not: the septum holds the nose up as well as dividing it, and the narrowest part of the whole airway is the internal valve the surgeon is standing over.
Complications and management
Serious complications after rhinoplasty are rare: infection runs under 1% in the two largest single-surgeon series, pooled rib harvests record no pneumothorax, and the bleeding series record no thromboembolism.
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