ArticleBMC ear, nose, and throat disorders2008
Olfactory function following open rhinoplasty: A 6-month follow-up study.
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- Olfactory Sequelae of Nasal Surgeries: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-facialePooled it
- The Effectiveness of Functional Septorhinoplasty in Improving COVID-19-related Olfactory Dysfunction.Facial plastic surgery : FPS · 2026Article
- Defining Our Terms: Are Postoperative Complications Adequately Defined in the Rhinoplasty Literature?Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2023Review
- Olfactory Function and Olfactory Disorders.Laryngo- rhino- otologie · 2023Article
- Occurrence and treatment of peripheral nerve injuries after cosmetic surgeries.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Outcomes of Closed versus Open Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review.Archives of plastic surgery · 2022Article
- Postoperative malodorous smell in open septorhinoplasty: the effect of intradomal suturing with mucosal release.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Effects of septorhinoplasty on smell perception.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2019Observational
- Effect of Septorhinoplasty on Olfactory Function: Assessment Using the Brief Smell Identification Test.Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2015Article
- Olfactory function and quality of life following microscopic endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.Medicine · 2015Article
- Incidence and risk factors of functional upper airway complications of primary esthetic closed rhinoplasty in two residency programs: A 6-month preliminary prospective cohort study.Dental research journal · 2013Article
- Litigation after nasal plastic surgery.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2011Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients undergoing any type of nasal surgery may experience degrees of postoperative olfactory dysfunction. We sought to investigate "when" the olfactory function recovers to its preoperative levels.
methodsIn this cohort design, 40 of 65 esthetic open rhinoplasty candidates with equal gender distribution, who met the inclusion criteria, were assessed for their olfactory function using the Smell Identification Test (SIT) with 40 familiar odors in sniffing bottles. All the patients were evaluated for the SIT scores preoperatively and postoperatively (at week 1, week 6, and month 6).
resultsAt postoperative week one, 87.5% of the patients had anosmia, and the rest exhibited at least moderate levels of hyposmia. The anosmia, which was the dominant pattern at postoperative week 1, resolved and converted to various levels of hyposmia, so that no one at postoperative week 6 showed any such complain. At postoperative week six, 85% of the subjects experienced degrees of hyposmia, almost all being mild to moderate. At postoperative six month, the olfactory function had already reverted to the preoperative levels: no anosmia or moderate to severe hyposmia. A repeated ANOVA was indicative of significant differences in the olfactory function at the different time points. According to our post hoc Benfronney, the preoperative scores had a significant difference with those at postoperative week 1, week 6, but not with the ones at month 6.
conclusionEsthetic open rhinoplasty may be accompanied by some degrees of postoperative olfactory dysfunction. Patients need a time interval of 6 weeks to 6 months to fully recover their baseline olfactory function.
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