Author Interviews, JAMA, Johns Hopkins, Surgical Research / 15.03.2016
About 3% of Rhinoplasty Surgeries Require Revision
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Shaun C. Desai, MD
Assistant Professor
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Dr. Desai: Estimates of the rate of revision septorhinoplasty and the risk factors associated with revision are unknown because the current published literature is limited to small, retrospective, single-surgeon studies with limited follow-up time. The purpose of this study is to determine the overall revision rates of patients undergoing a septorhinoplasty procedure (for functional or cosmetic reasons) and to determine risk factors for the revision. We found that the overall revision rate was 3.3% (5,775 patients of a total of 175,842 patients undergoing the procedure) with an average time to revision at 1 year. Risk factors for revision surgery included female gender, younger age, a history of anxiety or autoimmune disease, cosmetic indications, and more complicated initial surgery (i.e. cleft rhinoplasty).
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