Comparing the Aesthetic Results of Two Common Incisions in External Rhinoplasty

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Cosmetic Outcome
• Interventions: Procedure: stair step incisions; Procedure: inverted V incision

• Registration Number: NCT01907256
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

There was not any randomize trial to show what is the best type of incision in open rhinoplasty. So, we use both self-rating by patients ,independent physician observers Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and also a validated scar analysis to compare inverted V and stair step incisions.

Detailed Description

Approaches to rhinoplasty can be separated into two broad categories: external and endonasal, which each of them their own proponent. However, the external approach provide better exposure, critics against this technique is often due to cosmetic deformity regarding the incision. Hence, over the recent years surgeons have modified the trans-columellar incision into two big categories: gull wing and stair steps. While each of them has its own proponents, there is no randomized trial, comparing their cosmetic results.

There was not any randomize trial to show what is the best type of incision in open rhinoplasty. So, we use both self-rating by patients ,independent physician observers Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and also a validated scar analysis to compare inverted V and stair step incisions.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted: 2013-07-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-07-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-07-24
• Primary Completion: 2013-10
• Study Completion: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2014-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-01-17
• Last Update Posted: 2014-01-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients who candidate for open rhinoplasty

Exclusion Criteria

• Revision cases
• History of scar
• Systemic diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
group A	stair step incisions	stair step incisions
Group B	inverted V incision	inverted V incision

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hollunder cosmetic score	one year after surgery	The patients will come for office visit and their columella scars will evaluate according to above mentioned scale in one week after surgery, one month after surgery , one year after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analogue score	one year after surgery	The patients will come for office visit and their columella scars will evaluate according to above mentioned scale inone week after surgery, one month after surgery , one year after surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tehran University of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of