Inferior Turbinate Surgery in Rhinoseptoplasty: a Randomized Clinical Trial With Quality of Life Outcomes

Inferior Turbinate Surgery in Rhinoseptoplasty: a Randomized Clinical Trial With Quality of Life and Acoustic Rhinometry Outcomes

The purpose of this study is to determine whether inferior turbinate surgery during rhinoseptoplasty is effective in improving quality of life and acoustic rhinometry outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Older than 15 years old;
• Nasal obstruction and nasal aesthetics complaints;

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous septoplasty, turbinates intervention and/or rhinoplasty;
• Association of other surgical procedures in the same surgical time, as functional endoscopic sinus surgery, blepharoplasty, mentoplasty or otoplasty;
• Inferior turbinate hypertrophy as the isolated cause of nasal obstruction (no septum deviation or internal valve collapse)