Aesthetic surgery journal
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Aesthetic surgery journal · Aug 2011
Review Meta AnalysisPerioperative steroids for minimizing edema and ecchymosis after rhinoplasty: a meta-analysis.
Minimizing complications after rhinoplasty is a priority for every surgeon performing the procedure. Perioperative steroid administration has been shown to decrease postoperative edema and ecchymosis in a number of prospective randomized trials. ⋯ Perioperative steroid use decreases postoperative edema and ecchymosis associated with rhinoplasty. Preoperative administration is superior to postoperative, and extended dosing is superior to singular. Based on these results, evidence-based guidelines for perioperative steroid administration can be given.