Wound Healing in External Rhinoplasty-The Effect of Fibrin Glue on Dead Space Closure: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study.

Introduction: The presence of "dead space" in external rhinoplasty creates a welcoming environment for erratic soft tissue contraction. Poor redraping of the skin over the underlying osseocartilaginous framework at the end of the surgery may result in its creation. If surgeons can control and reliably predict skin contraction and wound healing, septorhinoplasty results would undoubtedly improve.

The Rhinoplasty Rosetta Stone: Using Rasch Analysis to Create and Validate Crosswalks between the NOSE and the SCHNOS Functional Subscale.

Background: The Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) and the Functional subscale of the Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey (SCHNOS-O) are widely used patient-reported outcome measures to measure functional outcomes of rhinoplasty. However, as different instruments produce scores on different metrics, results of these instruments cannot be linked directly, thus hindering comparison and aggregating of rhinoplasty outcome data from practices using either instrument. The aim of this study was to develop and validate crosswalks between the NOSE and the SCHNOS-O.

The Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire-Aesthetic Surgery: Are We Screening the Troublesome Patients?

This study aims to clarify the current concept of performing rhinoplasty in patients with possible body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). The primary objective was to investigate the validity and evolution over time of the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire-Aesthetic Surgery (BDDQ-AS) before and after surgery. Together with the BDDQ-AS, also the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation scale, FACE-Q nose and nostrils, and Utrecht questionnaire (UQ) were used for convergent validation.

Comparison in Patient Satisfaction Between Structural Component and Hybrid T-bar Preservation Rhinoplasty: A Retrospective Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study.

Background: Recently, a modified dorsal split preservation technique has been described. In this method, the integrity of the elastic keystone area is preserved by separation of the upper lateral cartilages from the septal T-bar. Our study aimed to evaluate the aesthetical and functional outcome in patients treated with the dorsal T-bar preservation versus the 'gold' standard dorsal split component reduction approach.