J Otolaryngol Head N
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J Otolaryngol Head N · Jun 2015
Controlled Clinical TrialThe use of nasal packing post rhinoplasty: does it increase periorbital ecchymosis? A prospective study.
Periorbital edema and ecchymosis following rhinoplasty is disturbing for both the patients and their surgeons. The study aim was to determine whether nasal packing after lateral osteotomies in rhinoplasty surgery increases the risk of periorbital ecchymosis post-operatively. ⋯ We advise against the routine use of nasal packing in rhinoplasty unless necessary as it contributes to worsen the periorbital ecchymosis from lateral osteotomies and thereby increases the patients' "down time" after surgery.