Publications by authors named "Paula de Oliveira Oppermann"
Introduction: Quality of life has been an increasingly reference measure in whole health impact of diseases and in septorhinoplasty evaluation as well. It is known that the decision for this elective surgical procedure requires the subjective perception of patients' complaints about their own health and life stage in association with the surgeon's aesthetic and functional perspective of each case.
Objective: To define the quality of life of candidates for septorhinoplasty using the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire, WHOQOL-Brief, and the prevalence of other independent variables for this population.
Introduction: The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among candidates for plastic surgery may vary from 6% to 54%. Some studies report discrete benefits with the surgical results, while others show symptomatic exacerbation. Some authors even affirm that body dysmorphic disorder would be a surgical contraindication, against others who suggest satisfactory results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Benign tumors of the parotid gland comprise the majority of salivary gland tumors.
Objective: To review the clinical characteristics of parotid gland tumors submitted to surgical treatment by the same surgeon.
Methods: Retrospective study with 154 patients who had parotid gland tumors.
Purpose: Evaluate and compare two different experimental techniques of maxillary sinus ostium occlusion using N-butyl cyanoacrylate in developing chronic histological findings without the inoculation of pathogenic bacteria among rabbits.
Methods: In a randomized study, sixteen New Zealand rabbits were assigned for occlusion of the right maxillary sinus through a transmaxillary approach or through the roof of the nasal cavity. The contralateral sinus served as a control.