A Modified Large-Cap Graft in East Asian Revision Rhinoplasty

作者：Zheng, Ruobing; Dong, Wenfang; Han, Ri; Xu, Yihao; Fan, Fei^*

来源：AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY, 2022, 46(5): 2378-2386.

DOI：10.1007/s00266-022-02912-9

• Rhinoplasty
• Costal cartilage
• Cap graft
• Septal extension graft
• Columellar strut graft
• Dorsal onlay graft

Background Reconstructing a well-defined nasal tip is a big challenge for East Asian patients, especially with nasal tip irregularities or short noses in revision rhinoplasty. This study aims to report our experience with a modified large-cap graft for improving the contour of the nasal tip in revision rhinoplasty. @@@ Methods A retrospective review was conducted for 91 patients (81 females, 10 males; mean age, 26.8 +/- 6.7 years) who underwent revision rhinoplasty with a modified large-cap graft. The rhinoplasty outcome evaluation (ROE) was used for investigating patient satisfaction. The aesthetic outcomes were assessed by preoperative and postoperative photographs by two blinded plastic surgeons using the Independent Rhinoplasty Outcome Score. @@@ Results Most patients reported satisfactory aesthetic outcomes with overall ROE score increasing from preoperative 11.66 +/- 3.98 to postoperative 17.30 +/- 5.03 (p < 0.001). The doctors' evaluations on the improved contour of the nose rendered an overall score of 3.77 +/- 0.42. The complication rate was 3.3% (pleural tear, 1.1%; hypertrophic scar, 2.2%) at the donor site, and 7.7% at the recipient site (warping, 3.3%; extrusion, 1.1%; deviation, 2.2%; infection, 1.1%). No other complications were observed during follow-up. @@@ Conclusions Large-cap graft may be safe and efficient for reconstructing contour of the nasal tip in revision rhinoplasty for East Asian patients.

• 单位
  中国医学科学院; 南方医科大学