Postoperative Outcomes of Anterior Nasal Packing in Rhinoplasty
Bilateral anterior nasal packing significantly increases ecchymosis after rhinoplasty without reducing other complications such as edema, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, or septal hematomas. These findings suggest that nasal packing may not be beneficial and should be avoided.
Authors
- Maïssa Safieddine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6206-1453)
- Aref Nassar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6609-5500)
- Charbel El Feghaly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4698-4656)
- Fadi Sleilati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5641-7030)
- Elia Kassouf
- Marwan Nasr
- Elie Breidy
- Marc Aoudi
Institutions
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- Hôtel-Dieu de France (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000011958
- Primary Topic
- Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00