Patient evaluation of outcomes of external rhinoplasty for unilateral cleft lip and palate

High patient satisfaction after secondary rhinoplasty in cleft lip patients

“…All patients would undergo the procedure again knowing the final result, which is in accordance with both studies on patient satisfaction after secondary rhinoplasty published up to the present time. 9,10 Using the validated ROE, we found a mean increase in scores from 39.3 preoperatively to 73.1 postoperatively (Fig. 2).…”

Panel and patient perceptions of nasal aesthetics after secondary cleft rhinoplasty with versus without columellar grafting

“…Each of these components requires particular attention during planning the surgery. Secondary cleft rhinoplasty usually attempts to improve the nasal tip, dorsum, alar position, and symmetry of the nostrils (Sàndor and Ylikontiola, 2006).…”

“…Standardised, valid and reliable methods for evaluating success in facial cosmetic procedures including rhinoplasty are still lacking (Moolenburgh et al, 2008b;Kosowski et al, 2009). Subjective patient reporting and clinicians' opinions on treatment outcomes, albeit controversial, seem to be biased (Eliason et al, 1991;Marcusson et al, 2002;Sharp and Rowe-Jones, 2003;Al-Omari et al, 2005;Sàndor and Ylikontiola, 2006;Meyer-Marcotty and Stellzig-Eisenhauer, 2009). …”

3D Stereophotogrammetric assessment of pre- and postoperative volumetric changes in the cleft lip and palate nose

“…Various studies have been undertaken to evaluate the result of different rhinoplastic procedures 3,10,12,13,16,19,21,25 , but quantification of surgical changes remains difficult. Besides direct anthropometric measurements 7 , two-dimensional (2D) photographs and radiographs are used to document and calculate the changes after surgery 23 .…”