Sa. Bafaqeeh et Mm. Alqattan, OPEN RHINOPLASTY - COLUMELLAR SCAR ANALYSIS IN AN ARABIAN POPULATION, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 102(4), 1998, pp. 1226-1228
This prospective study included 50 consecutive Saudi Arabian patients
who underwent open rhinoplasty. All patients had a minimum follow-up o
f 1 year after surgery. The columellar scar tvas assessed objectively
and subjectively at the final followup. An unsatisfactory scar was con
sidered present if anything other than a barely visible, level, and th
in-line scar without notching was evident. Objectively, 39 patients (7
8 percent) were considered to have a satisfactory columellar scar. The
percentage of unsatisfactory scars (22 percent) was higher than expec
ted prior to performing the study, and one patient was actually consci
ous about the deformity. Causes and prevention of unsatisfactory colum
ellar scars were discussed.