ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of a Combination of Bromelain and Arnica on Periorbital Edema and Ecchymosis in Septorhinoplasty
Arnika ve Bromelain Kombinasyonunun Septorinoplastide Periorbital Ödem ve Ekimoza Etkisi
Received Date : 23 Sep 2023
Accepted Date : 04 Dec 2023
Available Online : 08 Dec 2023
Yavuz Sultan Selim YILDIRIMa, Emrah GÜLMEZa, Öner SAKALLIOĞLUa, Hasan ÇETİNERa, Sertaç DÜZERa, Nihat SUSAMANa
aClinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazığ, Türkiye
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2023-99648 - Makale Dili: EN
Journal of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. 2024;32(1):37-44
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Objective: Edema and ecchymosis seen after rhinoplasty
, although it is a condition that develops in the natural course of the
surgery, disturbs patients. To minimize this discomfort, the effects of
different surgical techniques, surgical instruments and different drugs
on edema and ecchymosis in rhinoplasty have been investigated. The
aim of our study was to investigate the effect of bromelain-arnica combination
gel on periorbital edema and ecchymosis after open septorhinoplasty
(oSRP). Material and Methods: Sixty patients who
underwent oSRP with osteotomies were included in the study. These
patients were allocated into two groups: 30 patients who underwent
oSRP were assigned as the control group (Group 1) and 30 patients
who were treated with topical bromelain-arnica gel after oSRP were
assigned as Group 2. Scoring of eyelid edema and periorbital ecchymosis
were evaluated on the first, third and seventh postoperative days
using a scale of 0-4 as described by Kara and Gökalan. Results: We observed
that postoperative topical bromelain-arnica gel application was
clinically and statistically effective in reducing both edema and ecchymosis
score in oSRP. Patients in group 2 (arnica-bromelain group) had
significantly lower periorbital edema and ecchymosis scores on postoperative
days 3 and 7 compared to the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion:
The results of this study support that topical application of a
combination of bromelain and arnica gel provides a clinically and statistically
significant reduction in periorbital edema and ecchymosis after
oSRP . Use of this gel can increase patient comfort in the early postoperative
period after rhinoplasty.
Keywords: Septorhinoplasty; edema; ecchymosis; arnica; bromelains
ÖZET
Amaç: Rinoplasti sonrası görülen ödem ve ekimoz her ne kadar
ameliyatın doğal seyri içinde gelişen bir durum olsa da hastaları rahatsız
etmektedir. Bu rahatsızlığı en aza indirmek amacıyla rinoplastide
farklı cerrahi tekniklerin, cerrahi aletlerin ve farklı ilaçların ödem ve
ekimoz üzerine etkileri araştırılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, açık septorinoplasti
[open septorhinoplasty (oSRP)] sonrası görülen periorbital
ödem ve ekimoz üzerine bromelain-arnika jel kombinasyonunun
etkisini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Osteotomiler ile birlikte
oSRP yapılan 60 hasta çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Bu hastalar iki gruba ayrılmıştır:
açık rinoplasti uygulanan 30 hasta kontrol grubu (Grup 1) ve
açık rinoplasti sonrası sonrası topikal bromelain-arnica jel ile tedavi
edilen 30 hasta Grup 2 olarak belirlenmiştir. Göz kapağı ödemi ve periorbital
ekimozun skorlaması ameliyat sonrası 1, 3 ve 7. günlerde Kara
ve Gökalan tarafından tanımlanan ve gözlemciler tarafından kullanılan
0-4 arası skala kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Ameliyat sonrası
topikal bromelain-arnika jel uygulamasının oSRP’de hem ödem
hem de ekimoz skorunu azaltmada klinik ve istatistiksel olarak etkili olduğunu
gözlemledik. Grup 2’deki hastalarda (arnika-bromelain grubu)
postoperatif 3 ve 7. günlerde periorbital ödem ve ekimoz skorları kontrol
grubuna kıyasla anlamlı derecede düşüktü (p<0,05). Sonuç: Bu çalışmada
elde ettiğimiz sonuçlar, bromelain ve arnika jel kombinasyonunun
topikal uygulamasının oSRP sonrası periorbital ödem ve ekimozda
hem klinik hem de istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir azalma sağladığını
desteklemektedir ve bunun rinoplasti hastalarında erken postoperatif
dönemde hasta konforunu artıracak önemli bir sonuç olduğunu düşünüyoruz.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Septorinoplasti; ödem; ekimoz; arnika; bromelain
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