[Rhinoplasty--five years retrospective analysis].

Rhinoplasty is a specific surgical procedure, where the indication for surgery is not based only on the physician's professional judgment, but often on patient's wishes. Most patients have a deviated septum and a nasal pyramid deviation. Postoperative complications occur in 4%-18.8% of patients, whereas revision of rhinoplasty may be required in 5%-15% of patients. This 5-year retrospective study included 243 patients of both sexes, average age being 24 years, who underwent rhinoplasty at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic in Novi Sad in the period 2001-2006. There were 105 male, and 138 female patients. Most patients were aged between 18 and 22 years (54%). The deviation of the nasal pyramid and deviated septum were present in 81.1% of patients, while 18.9% of patients requested surgery for esthetic reasons. 227 patients underwent closed procedures, whereas decortication was the treatment of choice in 16 patients. Postoperative complications were recorded in 5.34% of patients; in 10 patients they were transient and managed in the early postoperative period, whereas 3 patients presented with nasal septum perforation. 3.29% of patients were scheduled for reoperation, either because of patient dissatisfaction, or due to objectively poor results. Five patients have already undergone reoperation with good results, and three patients are still awaiting reoperation.