Fernández-Fernández KD, López-Ulloa F, De la Garza-Hesles H, Sánchez y Bejar F, Arcaute-Aizpuru F

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ABSTRACT

Background: There are numerous studies that have explained the relationship between nasal breathing and its effect on craniofacial development, especially lower facelift.
Objective: To determine the improvement in the development of the facial pod in patients undergone rhinoplasty.
Material and Method: A descriptive, retrospective and comparative study was done with patients undergoing rhinoplasty with minimum three months postoperative evolution from March to May 2018. We analyzed the variables age, sex, Legan facial angle of convexity and projection of the chin according to González Ulloa before and after the surgery, as well as post-surgical time.
Results: There were included 43 patients, 26 female, between 12 and 43 years old. The angle of convexity facial dropped 3.72 ± 2.19º. With the technique according to Gonzalez Ulloa, the pogonion advance of 2.53 ± 1.60 mm was evidenced. Of the 43 patients, 72% showed favorable changes in the angle of facial convexity and the projection of the chin. The best results were apparent in patients younger than 16 years and more than one year of postoperative evolution.
Conclusions: Rhinoseptoplasty is a procedure that improves the nasal respiratory function and favors neuromuscular and endocrine changes that allow a better development of the lower facial third.