ABSTRACT
Cosmetic surgeons and teenagers can benefit from anunderstanding about how psychological dispositions affect theoutcome of a plastic surgery. The influence of postoperativeself-consciousness of the body and its impact can helpsurgeons determine the satisfaction rate on their work, and thepatient’s quality of life. There is no method of determining thelevel of satisfaction that is free from bias, even the mostobjective quantitative method of analysis. An extensiveliterature search was conducted using search engines such asPubMed, Embase and Google scholar focusing onadolescents, who underwent rhinoplasty for cosmetic purposesand compared satisfaction levels reported through differentdemographic characteristics. It was clear that satisfactionlevels and outcomes such as depression differed by gender.Even boys are equally satisfied as girls; they seem to benefitless from rhinoplasty in their day-to-day life. However, therewere no clear reports that compared these factors amongstraces and weight of adolescents. Adolescents seekingthe rhinoplasty procedure have more distress linked withconsciousness of body image. Their level of satisfaction andquality of life can soar from a well-executed surgical procedure.Rhinoplasty can achieve a significant enhancement in thequality of life for the adolescents.
ABSTRACT
Tonsillectomy is still one of the most frequent surgicalinterventions in children. The main indications for this treatmentare Obstructive Sleeping Apnoea (OSA) and recurrent acutetonsillitis. These disorders have previously been shown to havedeleterious effects on neurocognition, which can influence thechildren’s school performance. Many studies have tried toaddress the possibility of tonsillectomy having a positive effecton school performance. However, until now, no conclusiveresults have been attained. In this literature review we willanalyse the most recent work published on this issue,summarize the main results and indicate limitations andpossible future directions that could help clarify this importantquestion.