Erschienen in:
28.11.2017 | Editor's Invited Commentary
Commentary on: “Comparison of the Effect of Dexamethasone and Tranexamic Acid, Separately or in Combination on Post-rhinoplasty and Edema and Ecchymosis”
verfasst von:
R. Laurence Berkowitz
Erschienen in:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2018
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Excerpt
As the authors have underscored, there are many barriers to patients seeking rhinoplasty including financial, social, cultural, and recovery. Recovery from rhinoplasty is not insignificant. Patient testimonials on social media regarding pain, edema, and especially ecchymoses are common. Ecchymoses due to hemosiderin deposits can last an indefinite period of time and should be quickly treated when they occur with 515-nm broadband light (intense pulsed light) to diminish them early on. But avoidance is the key point of this very well designed and controlled study regarding the roles of dexamethasone and tranexamic acid. …