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Lollipop-Like Costal Cartilage Graft with a Peach-Shaped Head for East Asian Rhinoplasty.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2024 January 18
BACKGROUND: Nasal tip refinement is a challenging step of East Asian rhinoplasty due to complex anatomical defects. Autologous costal cartilage grafts are commonly used to provide nasal tip support. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a modified technique using a lollipop-like cartilage graft with a peach-shaped head.
METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted on Chinese patients who underwent primary rhinoplasty with the modified technique between November 2018 and March 2021 at our center. Preoperative and postoperative facial photographs, patient-reported outcome measures including the visual analog scale (VAS) and the rhinoplasty outcome evaluation (ROE), as well as surgery-related complications, were collected for outcome assessment.
RESULTS: A total of 31 adult patients were included in this retrospective cohort study, with a mean follow-up period of 17.12 ± 3.89 months. The majority of patients (28/31; 90.3%) expressed satisfaction with the aesthetic outcomes, as evidenced by a significant increase in mean VAS score from 3.97 ± 1.52 preoperatively to 7.39 ± 0.22 postoperatively (P < 0.01), and a significant increase in mean ROE score from 11.77 ± 2.33 to 17.22 ± 2.47 (P < 0.01). Photogrammetric analysis also demonstrated significant improvements in nasal anatomical measurements. Among the three patients with unsatisfactory feedback, two had mild columella deviations and one had a mild dorsum deviation. No other notable complications were reported.
CONCLUSION: The current study supports the safety and utility of the modified technique utilizing the lollipop-like costal cartilage graft with a peach-shaped head for major tip refinement in East Asian patients.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted on Chinese patients who underwent primary rhinoplasty with the modified technique between November 2018 and March 2021 at our center. Preoperative and postoperative facial photographs, patient-reported outcome measures including the visual analog scale (VAS) and the rhinoplasty outcome evaluation (ROE), as well as surgery-related complications, were collected for outcome assessment.
RESULTS: A total of 31 adult patients were included in this retrospective cohort study, with a mean follow-up period of 17.12 ± 3.89 months. The majority of patients (28/31; 90.3%) expressed satisfaction with the aesthetic outcomes, as evidenced by a significant increase in mean VAS score from 3.97 ± 1.52 preoperatively to 7.39 ± 0.22 postoperatively (P < 0.01), and a significant increase in mean ROE score from 11.77 ± 2.33 to 17.22 ± 2.47 (P < 0.01). Photogrammetric analysis also demonstrated significant improvements in nasal anatomical measurements. Among the three patients with unsatisfactory feedback, two had mild columella deviations and one had a mild dorsum deviation. No other notable complications were reported.
CONCLUSION: The current study supports the safety and utility of the modified technique utilizing the lollipop-like costal cartilage graft with a peach-shaped head for major tip refinement in East Asian patients.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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