Nasal axis lateralization suture technique in crooked nose.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to objectively and subjectively compare the preoperative and postoperative aesthetic and functional outcomes of the correction of crooked noses using a suture technique we call "nasal axis lateralization suture (NALS)". METHOD: A total of 36 patients who had preoperative and postoperative photographs taken and who completed the Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) questionnaire were included in the study. RESULTS: Crooked noses were divided into two groups C-shaped (17 patients) and I-shaped (19 patients). The preoperative and postoperative nasal axis angles were 145.3 ± 11.9 and 178.5 ± 3.3, respectively, in C-shaped nasal deviation. In I-shaped nasal deviation, on the other hand, the preoperative nasal axis angle was 8.8 ± 2.8, while the postoperative nasal axis angle was 1.4 ± 2.4. In terms of the ideal axis percentage before and after surgery, a significant difference was found between the C-shaped and I-shaped nasal deviation patient groups (p < 0.05). While there was a significant improvement in both groups in the evaluation based on the ROE questionnaire, satisfaction was much higher in the C-shaped nasal deviation group. In both groups, the ROE values of functional and aesthetic outcomes were significantly different compared to the preoperative values of both groups (p < 0.005). CONCLUSION: NALS can be used as an alternative technique to correct both I-shaped and C-shaped nasal axis deviations.