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Aesthetic plastic surgery · Feb 2018
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of the Effect of Dexamethasone and Tranexamic Acid, Separately or in Combination on Post-Rhinoplasty Edema and Ecchymosis.
- Mohammad Mehdizadeh, Alireza Ghassemi, Mohammad Khakzad, Mehrafza Mir, Leili Nekoohesh, Aliakbar Moghadamnia, Ali Bijani, Zahra Mehrbakhsh, and Hosein Ghanepur.
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
- Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2018 Feb 1; 42 (1): 246-252.
BackgroundDexamethasone and tranexamic acid are used to decrease post-rhinoplasty periorbital edema and ecchymosis. We compared the impact of each medication separately or in combination in this regard.MethodsA prospective, randomized triple-blinded study was undertaken on 60 patients who underwent primary open rhinoplasty. They were divided into four groups: Group D (n = 15) received 8 mg dexamethasone, group T (n = 15) received 10 mg/kg tranexamic acid, group DT (n = 15) received both 8 mg dexamethasone and 10 mg/kg tranexamic acid, and group P (n = 15) received neither medication and served as the placebo control group. The medications were given intravenously (IV) 1 h before and three doses every 8 h postoperatively. Digital photographs were taken on the first, third and seventh postoperative days. One expert examiner blinded to the study evaluated the periorbital edema and ecchymosis on a scale of 0-4. Periorbital edema and ecchymosis were examined in all groups.ResultsIn group D, group T and group DT, periorbital edema and ecchymosis ratings were significantly lower compared with the control group (p < 0.01). No statistically significant difference was seen in preventing or decreasing both periorbital edema and ecchymosis among group D, group T and group DT.ConclusionTranexamic acid and dexamethasone, separately or in combination, had similar effects in reducing periorbital edema and ecchymosis in open rhinoplasty. Combined application did not show a significantly higher beneficial effect in this regard.Level Of Evidence IiiThis 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 .
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