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Postoperatively, the patient was sent home after routine observation. The pressure dressing was removed after 24 hours. Discharge medications included standing Tylenol, amoxicillin clavulanate, and a short course of opioid medications. The patient was instructed to follow a soft diet until her first postoperative visit. At her postoperative visit, her intraoral incisions were healing well and she was without pain or any complications.
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December 2022We have herein described a modification to this approach with a novel technique to mark the anterior commissure tendon. This marking suture is clearly visible throughout the endoscopic portion of the procedure, allowing delineation of the inferior border of resection of cartilage. The total anesthesia time was 4 hours and 34 minutes, and total surgical time was three hours and 24 minutes. Postoperatively, our patient was very pleased with her neck cosmesis.