J Cosmet Med 2021; 5(2): 90-93
Published online December 31, 2021
Tzu-I Wu, MD1 , Chung-Yu Hao, MD1 , Yu-Hsun Chiu, MD, MMS1,2,3
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shin Kong Wu-Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
3Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Correspondence to :
Yu-Hsun Chiu
E-mail: nosebook.tw@gmail.com
© Korean Society of Korean Cosmetic Surgery & Medicine
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Empty nose syndrome (ENS), once viewed as a psychological issue, is now a recognized complication of turbinate surgery. It is most frequently associated with total turbinate excision. Its symptoms include chronic dryness of the nose and pharynx, paradoxical obstruction of the nose, feeling of suffocation, lack of airflow sensation, and even neuropathic pain. It may cause severe stress upon the patient resulting in mood instability issues. Surgical treatment to augment turbinate volume has been reported to be an effective treatment method. We would like to report a case of ENS treated by autologous auricular cartilage turbinate augmentation.
Keywords: ear cartilage, nasal cavity, natural orifice endoscopic surgery, turbinates, unilateral nasal obstruction
J Cosmet Med 2021; 5(2): 90-93
Published online December 31, 2021 https://doi.org/10.25056/JCM.2021.5.2.90
Copyright © Korean Society of Korean Cosmetic Surgery & Medicine.
Tzu-I Wu, MD1 , Chung-Yu Hao, MD1 , Yu-Hsun Chiu, MD, MMS1,2,3
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shin Kong Wu-Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
3Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Correspondence to:Yu-Hsun Chiu
E-mail: nosebook.tw@gmail.com
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Empty nose syndrome (ENS), once viewed as a psychological issue, is now a recognized complication of turbinate surgery. It is most frequently associated with total turbinate excision. Its symptoms include chronic dryness of the nose and pharynx, paradoxical obstruction of the nose, feeling of suffocation, lack of airflow sensation, and even neuropathic pain. It may cause severe stress upon the patient resulting in mood instability issues. Surgical treatment to augment turbinate volume has been reported to be an effective treatment method. We would like to report a case of ENS treated by autologous auricular cartilage turbinate augmentation.
Keywords: ear cartilage, nasal cavity, natural orifice endoscopic surgery, turbinates, unilateral nasal obstruction
Yeong Joon Kim, MD, Chang Hoi Kim, MD, Jooyeon Kim, MD, PhD, Gilsoon Choi, MD, PhD, Yeong Wook Jeong, MD, Jaehwan Kwon, MD, PhD
J Cosmet Med 2022; 6(2): 72-77 https://doi.org/10.25056/JCM.2022.6.2.72