Comparison of the Effect of Two Low to High Lateral Osteotomy Methods, Percutaneous and Internal On the Tear Trough and Scleral Show in Patients Undergoing Esthetic Open Rhinoplasty.

Background: We aimed to compare the effect of two low to high lateral osteotomy methods, percutaneous and internal on the tear trough and scleral show in patients undergoing esthetic open rhinoplasty.

Methods: This prospective single-blind randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 80 patients in two groups of 40 candidates for rhinoplasty surgery referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahvaz, southern Iran in 2021. In the first group, lateral osteotomy was performed internally and in the other group, percutaneously.