EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS OF RHINOPLASTY COMBINED WITH TIP PLASTY USING POLYCAPROLACTONE AND CONCHAL CARTILAGE MATERIAL

Văn Công Ngô, Huy Hoàng Lê

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Background: Evaluate the surgical results of rhinoplasty combined with tip plasty using Polycaprolactone (PCL) and conchal cartilage material. Methods: The study describes a series of cases on 52 patients who had rhinoplasty surgery using PCL septal extension grafts at Cho Ray and STO Phuong Dong hospital from 5/2022 to 8/2023. Results: The study was conducted on 52 patients undergoing rhinoplasty with a septal extension graft made of PCL material and ear cartilage covered on both sides of the graft for the purpose of shaping the tip. Dosal augmentation with 37 cases using silicon and 15 cases using surgiform. Post-operative follow-up results recorded 1.92% of infections and 3.85% of patients with nasal bridge deviation. Patient satisfaction recorded that 43 (82.69%) patients were very satisfied with the surgical results, 4 (7.69%) patients felt satisfied and 2 (3.85%) patients felt normal and 3 (5.77%) patients felt dissatisfied with the surgical results. Conclusion: Rhinoplasty combined with tip plasty using Polycaprolactone (PCL) and conchal cartilage material brings good results after surgery, besides PCL material is a bioabsorbable material that is safely used for grafts in tip plasty.

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