A Comparative Study of Isolated Osteotomies Versus Osteotomies with Spreader Graft Placement to Correct Primary...

It is a complete objective and subjective comparative study between two techniques of septorhinoplasty in patients undergoing primary rhinoplasty for crooked nose deformity.

Forty patients having crooked nose deformity were randomly divided into 2 groups exhibiting two different techniques of correction. Patients were randomly divided into 2 group: Group 1: 20 patients underwent correction of crooked nose by performing bilateral triple osteotomies + Septoplasty Group 2: 20 patients underwent correction of crooked nose by performing bilateral triple osteotomies as well as placement of spreader grafts + Septoplasty Objective and subjective assessment of patients in preoperative and postoperative period was done by various scales and scores.

Both the groups showed improvement in facial angles, ROE score, nasal airflow, and NOSE score. But, group 2 patients were more satisfied than group 1 patients in terms of both aesthetic appearance of nose and breathing function.

It is very well known to the authors that aesthetic result of rhinoplasty is not just dependant on one technique. Keeping this in mind, we conclude that as group 2 patients were more satisfied with their overall results, the additional step of spreader graft placement helped these patients with the complaints associated with crooked nose deformity. However, we also emphasize that additional studies on larger numbers of patients should be performed to compare and know other intricacies of each technique that may play minor or major roles in deciding the success of each technique.

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