scholarly journals Does Cosmetic Rhinoplasty Affect Nose Function?

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Behzad Pousti ◽  
Sam Touisserkani ◽  
Maryam Jalessi ◽  
Seyed Kamran Kamrava ◽  
Nader Sadigh ◽  
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Objective. To evaluate the changes in nasal dimensions of healthy Iranian volunteered for cosmetic rhinoplasty after surgery using acoustic rhinometry. Methods. Pre- and postoperative nasal dimension of 36 cases undergoing cosmetic rhinoplasty were compared using acoustic rhinometry (AR), and the measured variables were distance to first and second constriction (d1, d2), first and second minimal cross-sectional area (MCA1, 2), and volume. Results. Mean age (SD) of cases were 24.63 (4.4) years. Septoplasty was performed in 12 cases (33.3%). After surgery, bilateral d1 and both MCA2 decreased significantly, while significant increase was observed in MCA1 postoperatively using decongestant. Cases with septoplasty experienced more increase in MCA1 and less constriction in MCA2 postoperatively. In cases with rhinoplasty alone, they received benefit from double osteotomy in MCA1. In either group of rhinoplasty with and without septoplasty, placing a strut was beneficial for patients. Discussion. The cross-sectional area of the nose is a major factor in the determination of airflow. Cosmetic rhinoplasty may generate a mix effect on nose function. Performing osteotomy may better help patients to save nasal patency, septoplasty is beneficial even in mildly deviated septums, and placing a strut may be beneficial in most of the cases.

2007 ◽  
Vol 391 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy McMinis ◽  
Rene Crombez ◽  
Eva Montalvo ◽  
Weidian Shen

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Haseeb Abdul Wani ◽  
Imza Feroz ◽  
Saleem Mohammad Dar ◽  
Arshed Hussain Parry ◽  
Tariq Ahmad Gojwari

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Radiological determination of gender relies predominantly on the skeletal radiology and assumes importance in mass natural disasters, bomb explosions, exhumations and warfare where skeletal fragmentation is common. Varied literature is present regarding the role of foramen magnum in establishing gender identification.<strong> </strong>The objective of the study was<strong> </strong>to establish normative values of cross-sectional area of foramen magnum in both genders using NCCT and try to ascertain any significant difference in cross-sectional area in the two genders which may help in gender identification.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> NCCT head images of 378 subjects were analysed in individuals beyond the age of skeletal immaturity. Free ROI technique using electronic calliper tool was used. The cross-sectional area of foramen magnum was automatically obtained after tracing its whole inner circumference.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Mean cross-sectional area of foramen magnum in females was 806.79±106.58 mm<sup>2 </sup>and was 878.33±98.42 mm<sup>2</sup> in males. Although the cross-sectional area in males was greater than females no statistically significant difference was found. The correlation coefficient was found to be weaker (R=0.0413).</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions: </strong>No statistically significant difference was found between the two genders. The correlation coefficient was also weak to draw any inference about the gender of the skull on CT imaging. Further studies are needed to include other parameters like the sagittal and transverse diameters of foramen magnum in a larger sample to show importance of foramen magnum, if any, in helping gender identification of skeletal remains.</p><p class="abstract"> </p>


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 8042
Author(s):  
Tomáš Brestovič ◽  
Marián Lázár ◽  
Natália Jasminská ◽  
Jozef Živčák ◽  
Radovan Hudák ◽  
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The present article describes the measurements of flow rates of the inward air leakage through the skin–facepiece interface of a protective half-mask with replaceable filters. The measurements were carried out while applying an indirect method in which the pressure drops in a compressed air container were measured, and subsequently, the total flow rate of the leak was calculated. This methodology facilitated measuring extremely low air flow rates at the atmospheric pressure of 3.2 × 10−6 m3·s−1. A numerical analysis of the inward air leakage through the gaps between the face and the facepiece of the mask was carried out with the aim of identifying the cross-sectional area of the leak. With the tested mask, which was made of Santoprene 8281-45MED, the leakage measured during inhalation was 0.21%, which corresponded to the cross-sectional area of only 0.14 mm2.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
I.M. UTYASHEV ◽  
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A.A. AITBAEVA ◽  
A.A. YULMUKHAMETOV ◽  
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The paper presents solutions to the direct and inverse problems on longitudinal vibrations of a rod with a variable cross-sectional area. The law of variation of the cross-sectional area is modeled as an exponential function of a polynomial of degree n . The method for reconstructing this function is based on representing the fundamental system of solutions of the direct problem in the form of a Maclaurin series in the variables x and λ. Examples of solutions for various section functions and various boundary conditions are given. It is shown that to recover n unknown coefficients of a polynomial, n eigenvalues are required, and the solution is dual. An unambiguous solution was obtained only for the case of elastic fixation at one of the rod’s ends. The numerical estimation of the method error was made using input data noise. It is shown that the error in finding the variable crosssectional area is less than 1% with the error in the eigenvalues of longitudinal vibrations not exceeding 0.0001.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gernot Seppel ◽  
Andreas Voss ◽  
Daniel J. H. Henderson ◽  
Simone Waldt ◽  
Bernhard Haller ◽  
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Abstract Background While supraspinatus atrophy can be described according to the system of Zanetti or Thomazeau there is still a lack of characterization of isolated subscapularis muscle atrophy. The aim of this study was to describe patterns of muscle atrophy following repair of isolated subscapularis (SSC) tendon. Methods Forty-nine control shoulder MRI scans, without rotator cuff pathology, atrophy or fatty infiltration, were prospectively evaluated and subscapularis diameters as well as cross sectional areas (complete and upper half) were assessed in a standardized oblique sagittal plane. Calculation of the ratio between the upper half of the cross sectional area (CSA) and the total CSA was performed. Eleven MRI scans of patients with subscapularis atrophy following isolated subscapularis tendon tears were analysed and cross sectional area ratio (upper half /total) determined. To guarantee reliable measurement of the CSA and its ratio, bony landmarks were also defined. All parameters were statistically compared for inter-rater reliability, reproducibility and capacity to quantify subscapularis atrophy. Results The mean age in the control group was 49.7 years (± 15.0). The mean cross sectional area (CSA) was 2367.0 mm2 (± 741.4) for the complete subscapularis muscle and 1048.2 mm2 (± 313.3) for the upper half, giving a mean ratio of 0.446 (± 0.046). In the subscapularis repair group the mean age was 56.7 years (± 9.3). With a mean cross sectional area of 1554.7 mm2 (± 419.9) for the complete and of 422.9 mm2 (± 173.6) for the upper half of the subscapularis muscle, giving a mean CSA ratio of 0.269 (± 0.065) which was seen to be significantly lower than that of the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion Analysis of typical atrophy patterns of the subscapularis muscle demonstrates that the CSA ratio represents a reliable and reproducible assessment tool in quantifying subscapularis atrophy. We propose the classification of subscapularis atrophy as Stage I (mild atrophy) in case of reduction of the cross sectional area ratio < 0.4, Stage II (moderate atrophy) in case of < 0.35 and Stage III (severe atrophy) if < 0.3.


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