The Effect of Hypnosis on Intraoperative Hemorrhage and Postoperative Pain in Rhinoplasty

Abstract

This prospective, randomized study investigated the effects of preoperative hypnosis on hemorrhage and pain in open septorhinoplasty (SRP). Twenty-two patients undergoing SRP under general anesthesia were included and equally divided into two groups. Patients in the hypnosis group (HG) received a total of three sessions of hypnotic induction. The first two sessions occurred 3 days and 1 day prior to surgery, respectively, and the last session was in the hospital the day of surgery. The other 11 patients constituted the control group (CG). Compared with the CG, the HG's intraoperative use of total remifentanil and the visual analog scale scores at the 2nd and 3rd postoperative hours were significantly lower (<i>p</i> < .05). Hypnosis did not affect the quality of the surgical field. However, preoperative use of hypnosis decreased intraoperative remifentanil requirements and postoperative pain.