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ReviewAesthetic plastic surgery2021

Surgical Management of the Internal Nasal Valve: A Review of Surgical Approaches.

Margaret A Sinkler, Chase J Wehrle, Joseph W Elphingstone, Emma Magidson, Edmond F Ritter, Jimmy J Brown

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Review in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Could the use of a new novel bipolar radiofrequency device (Aerin) improve nasal valve collapse? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2023
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  4. Evaluation of the Internal Nasal Valve Before and After Turbinoplasty Using Cross Sectional CT.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  7. Management of Nasal Valve Dysfunction.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2024
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  8. Long-term effects of the titanium butterfly implant on quality of life: a prospective cohort study.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 · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Margaret A Sinkler *Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA. msinkler@augusta.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-1472
Chase J Wehrle *Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
Joseph W ElphingstoneMedical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
Emma MagidsonMedical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
Edmond F RitterDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.
Jimmy J BrownDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNasal valve collapse is relatively common with a lifetime prevalence of up to 13%. Etiologies include prior rhinoplasty, other surgical procedures, facial paralysis, congenital defects, trauma, and aging. Internal nasal valve collapse leads to impairment of nasal breathing, which significantly disturbs quality of life. Many approaches to increase the cross-sectional area of the internal nasal valve have been described.

resultsThe main categories reviewed in this article are cartilage grafting, implants, and suture suspension techniques. Cartilage grafting techniques include alar batten graft, butterfly graft, spreader graft, autospreader graft, and alar composite graft. The implant technique includes the titanium butterfly implant. The suspension techniques included are the transconjunctival approach, Mitek bone anchor, flaring suture, lateral pull-up, and piriform rim suspension. Surgeons must carefully consider functionality, cosmesis, and technical difficulty when selecting an approach. DISCUSSION: We review indications, general approach, benefits, and considerations for a number of available techniques to help surgeons decide what approach might be best suited to the individual patient. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III: This 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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Quality of LifeRhinoplastyCartilageHumansNasal CartilagesNasal SeptumNoseSuture TechniquesTreatment OutcomeCollapsed valveInternal valveNasal valveStenosis

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PMID33399950

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