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Clinical, esthetic, and quality of life outcomes after telegnathic surgery in Caucasian OSAS patients

2020; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 40; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/08869634.2020.1767474

2151-0903

Maite Barbero González, Joan Casellas, María Pilar Fernández Mondragón, Valentín Cabriada, Julio Álvarez Amezaga, Félix de Carlos Villafranca,

Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies

Objective: To carry out both an objective and subjective assessment of the facial esthetics, clinical outcome, and quality of life evaluation in 25 OSAS patients treated with telegnathic surgery.Methods: Patients were analyzed using AHI, Legan and Burstone and airway cephalometric analysis for the objective study together with youthful and esthetic perception and SF-36 health surveys for the subjective part.Results: Facial convexity, nasolabial and lower face-throat angle, upper lip protrusion, and vertical height-depth ratio improved the facial and neck esthetics, while the maxillary and mandibular prognathism increased. Eighty-eight percent considered an esthetic change on their facial profile and 52% a more youthful profile. FS-36 survey (pre- 48.86 and post-surgery 71.74) and AHI (pre- 41.32 and post-surgery 7.80) scores improved significantly.Discussion: Results after telegnathic surgery were both esthetically and clinically satisfactory. The FS-36 survey should be considered for monitoring treatment in OSAS patients.