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P.W. Hellings - D. Bertossi - C. Cingi - S. Claeys - J. Constantinidis - D.M. Conti - A. D'Souza - F. Declau - H. Foda - W. Fokkens - P. Gevaert - W. Gubisch - S. Halewyck - P. Lekakis - G. Liva - A. Mesbahi - C. Mcintosh - G. Nolst Trenité - V. Picavet - E. Prokopakis - E. Robotti - S. Vandenbroeck - A. Van Hoolst - T. Vansweevelt - W. Wagner

DOI: 10.4193/Rhin24.204

Background: Patients seeking rhino(septo)plasty need to be adequately informed by
their surgeon or surgical team members about the procedure, the expected outcomes,
complication risks and post-operative care, and the available alternatives. A
consensus on the content of an informed consent in rhino(septo)plasty is currently
lacking despite the high unmet need.
Methodology/Principal: The extended international faculty of the European
Rhinoplasty Course in Brussels organized by EUFOREA has generated an overview
of the current literature on rhinoplasty outcomes and complication rates, and
available informed consents. A proposal for informed consent was elaborated,
consensus reached and checked for legal validity.
Results: An overview of reported outcomes and complication rates of
rhino(septo)plasty are provided. Additionally, contents of existing consent forms for
rhino(septo)plasty surgery are compared with requirements found in literature on
informed consent, leading to a proposal of informed consent including relevant
information according to expert consensus.
Conclusions: An informed consent form for rhino(septo)plasty is proposed by the
international faculty of the European Rhinoplasty Course, that might serve
rhinoplasty surgeons in the development of their informd consent documents.

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