Abrar-ul Hassan Pirzada, Naveed A Khan, Muhammad Saad Faisal, Sidra Dil Muhammad.
Cosmetic outcome of nasal tip augmentation with alar cartilage graft in primary rhinoplasty.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;2(01):13-6.

Objective: To evaluate the cosmetic outcome of nasal tip augmentation with alar cartilage graft in primary rhinoplasty. Methodology: This prospective international study was conducted among 70 patients in Sharif Medical and Dental Hospital Lahore from June 2011 to June 2013 over a period of 24 months. Patient of age > 18 years and both genders who requested nose reshaping and tip-plasty for cosmetic reasons were selected in the study after written informed consent. The patients with visible scar marks due to previous surgery or trauma were excluded. All the patients were operated for nasal tip augmentation with alar cartilage graft. Postoperatively, the patients were evaluated for cosmetic outcome based on 'Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) questionare' at 6 months. Results: The mean age of the patients was 28+10 years. There were 60 female and 10 male patients in our study. According to ROE questionare, excellent results were achieved in 56 (80%) patients, very good in 20 (28.57%) patients and fair in 4 (5.71%) patients. None of the patients had poor outcome. Conclusion: Use of alar cartilage tip graft in primary rhinoplasty provides a safe and aesthetically pleasing method for nasal tip elevation and definition. Keywords: Nasal tip augmentation. Rhinoplasty. Alar cartilage

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