Table 1: Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Inclusion criteria |
Exclusion criteria |
· ≥ 18 years of age · Ability to consent to and comply with study activities · Seeking treatment for nasal obstruction · NOSE Scale score ≥ 60 · Nasal valve was a primary or significant contributor to the patient's nasal obstruction as determined by the study investigator (based on clinical presentation, physical examination, nasal endoscopy) · Positive response to any of the following temporary measures: Use of external nasal dilator strips (e.g., Breathe Right Strips), Q-Tip test (manual intranasal lateralization), use of nasal stents, or Cottle’s Maneuver (manual lateral retraction of the cheek) |
· Prior surgical treatment of the nasal valve within 6 months · Rhinoplasty, septoplasty, inferior turbinate reduction or other surgical nasal procedures within three months prior · Anatomy that required an adjunctive surgical nasal procedure on the same day or three months after the study procedure · Medical conditions which, in the opinion of the treating physician, would predispose the patient to poor wound healing or increased surgical risk
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