Comparing the Aesthetic Results of Two Common Incisions in External Rhinoplasty

Comparing the Aesthetic Results of Two Common Incisions in External Rhinoplasty A Randomized Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01907256

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-24

Start date

2012-12-31

Completion date

2013-11-30

Last updated

2014-01-20

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Conditions

Cosmetic Outcome

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.

Interventions

PROCEDUREinverted V incision

It is a type of incision

PROCEDUREstair step incisions

It is a type of incision

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All patients who candidate for open rhinoplasty

Exclusion criteria

* Revision cases * History of scar * Systemic diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Hollunder cosmetic score	one week 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

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual analogue score	one week 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

Countries

Iran

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026