Specific features of post-rhinoplasty patient rehabilitation

Background. Rapid recovery is important for patients after rhinoplasty, but the inflammation, which is an inevitable consequence of surgical trauma, increases the period of convalescence.
Objective. To analyze the current literature data on the issues of postoperative management of patients undergoing rhinoplasty.
Material and methods. The review is based on the analysis of publications dedicated to the optimization of postoperative treatment after rhinoplasty. The literature search included the RSCI, PubMed, Google Scholar, and eLibrary databases using the following key words: rhinoplasty, postoperative treatment, magnet therapy.
Results. Despite the large number of studies conducted, there are controversial opinions about the effectiveness of glucocorticosteroids, tranexamic acid, postoperative antihypertensive therapy, local cooling, homeopathic remedies, and other methods for preventing ecchymoses or other postoperative treatment strategies in rhinoplasty patients.
Conclusion. The evidence supporting our findings is insufficient, and the available results are limited. Analysis of scientific publications indicates the feasibility of using physical therapy, in particular magnet therapy, for this purpose. However, to date, no studies have investigated magnet therapy as an independent postoperative treatment in patients after rhinoplasty, and there is no objective evidence of its effectiveness in managing postoperative soft tissue alterations in the naso-orbital region after external nose surgery.
Keywords: rhinoplasty, postoperative treatment, magnet therapy
Conflicts of interest. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Funding. There was no funding for this study