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    The Effect of Smoking on Septoplasty and Septorhinoplasty Outcomes
    (2022) Erol, Ozan; Koycu, Alper; 0000-0003-1290-3509; 34988636; AAF-3650-2021
    Background There have been many studies in the literature describing the techniques, the associated comorbidities and the outcomes related to septoplasty and septorhinoplasty, while there have been few studies evaluating the effects of cigarette smoking on septorhinoplasty. The present study evaluates the effect of cigarette smoking on complication and revision rates and compares the functional results of smoking and non-smoking patients. Method The data of 598 patients were retrospectively analyzed, and the age, gender, cigarette smoking status, type of operation, NOSE scores, complications and revision rates were recorded. For the purpose of the study, three different patient groups were defined, being those who had never smoked, those who smoked in the past but had quit and active cigarette smokers. The preoperative and postoperative 6th month Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) Questionnaire scores were compared, and the three groups were compared in terms of complications and the need for revision. Results No differences were identified in the complication rates or revision requirements of the three groups with different cigarette smoking statuses (p=0.17 and p=0.74, respectively). The NOSE scores of the surgery groups and cigarette smoking categories improved significantly after the operation (p=0.01). No difference was identified in the NOSE scores of the groups with different cigarette smoking statuses (p>0.05). Conclusion Active cigarette smoking has no effect on the functional results and rates of complication/revision after septoplasty or septorhinoplasty operation. That said, surgeons should suggest that patients quit smoking preoperatively in order to minimize the general systematic effects of cigarette smoking.
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    Age- and Gender-Related Variability in Nasal Tip Support
    (2020) Koycu, Alper; Erol, Ozan; Buyuklu, Fuat Adnan; Jafarov, Sabuhi; Berker, Sinem; 0000-0003-1528-0036; 0000-0003-1290-3509; 0000-0002-7302-4199; 31834522; W-5941-2018; AAF-3650-2021; AAI-8044-2021
    Background The age at which nasal tip support changes start to occur is unknown. Evaluation of nasal tip support is difficult, especially as the ideal nasal tip support pressure remains elusive. The aim of this study is to determine the nasal tip support pressure alterations relative to age and sex. Objectives The aim of this study is to determine the changers in resistance of the nasal tip support in relation to age and sex. Methods This prospective clinical study was conducted between January and April 2019 at a tertiary health facility. Nasal tip resistances were measured in four different age-groups (20-29, 30-39, 40-64, and > 65 years) with a digital Newton meter. A total of 159 patients with a minimum of 36 patients per group were included in the study. Nasal tip resistance measurements were compared among nasal tip displacement distances of 2, 3, and 4 mm, focusing on age and sex. Results The nasal tip resistance of the 20-29 age-group was significantly higher at 2, 3, and 4 mm nasal tip displacement distances, when compared with the 30-39 and 40-64 age-groups, whereas compared to the > 65 years group, it was significantly higher at 3 and 4 mm nasal tip displacement distances (p < 0.005). Nasal tip resistance of males was found to be significantly higher than that of females, at 3 and 4 mm nasal tip displacement distances (p < 0.001). Conclusions Nasal tip resistance is higher in males and universally decreases significantly after 30 years of age while remaining constant at later ages. Therefore, surgeons should prefer nasal tip resistance increasing techniques in the rhinoplasty operations that are performed on patients even from early years of age, in order to maintain and strengthen the nasal tip resistance.
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    Evaluation of Nasal Tip Support in Septorhinoplasty
    (2019) Erol, Ozan; Buyuklu, Fuat; Koycu, Alper; Bas, Ceren; Erbek, Selim S.; 0000-0002-4209-9403; 0000-0003-1290-3509; 30895358
    BackgroundA good understanding of nasal tip support mechanisms is essential for achieving successful and functional rhinoplasty results. The loss of nasal tip support resulting from different maneuvers adopted during rhinoplasty and how this loss is affected by reconstructive applications should be known. This study evaluated and compared changes in nasal tip support perioperatively after different techniques were used during septorhinoplasty.MethodsPatients who underwent primary open rhinoplasty between January 2018 and March 2018 in a tertiary medical center were included in this prospective blind case series. Nasal tip resistance measurements were taken after perioperative maneuvers by creating enough force to achieve 1mm, 2mm and 3mm of displacement at the tip region. Measurements were obtained during six different stages using a Newton meter: preoperatively, after caudal septal resection, after skin flap elevation, after the columellar strut or tongue-in-groove procedure, after tip suturing and postoperatively. Our hypothesis was that during septorhinoplasty, each maneuver used changes the tip support intraoperatively. The predictor variables were the different rhinoplasty techniques used. The outcome variable was nasal tip resistance to compression intraoperatively and immediate postoperatively. Appropriate statistics were computed, and a p<0.05 value was considered significant.ResultsTen of the 15 patients were female, and 5 were male. The patient age ranged from 19 to 40 (mean 24.84.9). The tongue-in-groove technique was applied in 5 of the patients, while columellar strut grafting was performed in 10. The application of columellar strut grafting did not create a significant increase in nasal tip support (p>0.05). An increase in nasal tip support was observed at each stage (85%, 53%, 35%) after application of the tongue-in-groove technique (p<0.05).ConclusionsA novel and reproducible technique for digitally evaluating manual force is presented for determining changes in nasal tip support with different maneuvers applied in living patients undergoing rhinoplasty. No significant difference was noted between the preoperative and postoperative measurements for columellar strut grafting. The tongue-in-groove technique is an important maneuver that has a significant effect on nasal tip support. According to our data, the interdomal and intercrural ligaments, the medial crus-septum connections and the connections between alar cartilage and overlying skin and muscle tissue are important structures for tip support.Level of Evidence IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266.