Septoplasty and rhinoplasty, a descriptive study

Introduction and objectives: This is a retrospective Study on patients who underwent septoplasty and septorhinoplasty at Dr. Peset Hospital in Valencia. Surgical procedures are described and results evaluated. Material and methods: 49 septorhinoplasties and 6 rhinoplasties were aesthetic and functionally evaluated after surgery. Variables such as type of deformity, age, gender, previous surgery and surgical results where described and compared. Fisher exact test was used to find statistic significance between variables. Results: Septum remained centred after 91% (45) of septoplasties. There was no statistical significance between type of septal deviation and results. Straight nasal pyramid was obtained after 76% (42) of septorhinoplasties and also in this procedure we did not find statistic significances between deformity and final result. Feminine gender and secondary surgery where predictive factors for worse surgical results. Conclusion: Septopyramidal surgery tries to obtain a good nasal function and aesthetic result. Starting with Cottle's principles, more specific techniques have been developed to resolve the different deformities. (C) 2009 Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.