The Aesthetic Impact of Modified Extracorporeal Septoplasty

Abstract

Objectives: Evaluate the aesthetic impact of our modified septal framework’s self-stabilizing design as a self stabilizing masterpiece. Methods: Retrospective cohort study at an academic tertiary care medical center. A total of 114 patients underwent an extracoporeal septoplasty between 2008 and 2012. Eleven parameters of facial analysis were examined closely on every patient’s photograph. Results: Patients had great aesthetic improvement. In fact, a high percentage of patients had a better profile line, central axis, nasal base symmetry, sheen’s line, tip symmetry, tip projection, and nasolabial angle. However, we also noticed a widening of the middle third in 27% of the patients and a filling of the nasofrontal angle in 21%. The latter showed a downward trend throughout the years. Conclusions: The modified extracorporeal septoplasty has a positive impact on aesthetic analysis.