Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Rhinoplasty, which reconstructs the shape and size of the nose, is the most frequently performed cosmetic surgery procedure. Research indicates that social media is the leading influence motivating individuals to undergo rhinoplasty. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the effect of social media on the desire for rhinoplasty and to establish whether (and if so, how) social media enhances the recovery period after rhinoplasty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: Vitamin D has been investigated for many non-skeletal effects. The objective of this study was to determine whether circulating lipids, systemic inflammation, and biomarkers of endothelial cell activation varied with the vitamin D status of older Australians.
Methods: One hundred and one participants were proportionately and randomly sampled across tertiles of 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) from a larger cohort of free living older adults (T1 median = 97; T2 median = 74.