Endonasal dome bind with incorporation of a columellar strut reduces Infratip fullness: a quantitative photographic analysis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2025

Publication Title

American journal of otolaryngology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the effectiveness of the dome bind suture technique with incorporation of a columellar strut in reducing infratip lobule fullness in closed rhinoplasty by use of quantitative photographic analysis.

METHODS: A retrospective review of patients who underwent rhinoplasty by two senior authors was carried out. All surgical maneuvers were documented. Photographic analysis was performed quantitatively using Rhinobase software. Results were recorded as ratio of change relative to a stable anatomic reference. This was chosen as the intercanthal distance on frontal view and lateral canthus to lateral commissure distance on lateral view.

RESULTS: Sixty-three patients were included who underwent the dome bind suture technique. On frontal view, the ratio of the infratip lobule on post-surgical images versus preintervention was 0.88, which represents a reduction of 12 % (P < 0.01). This was not apparent on lateral view, with a postoperative/preoperative ratio of 1.02 (P = 0.53).

CONCLUSION: We have demonstrated that the endonasal dome bind technique with incorporation of a columellar strut is useful at reducing infratip lobule fullness on frontal view and is a valuable tool in the armamentarium of the rhinoplasty surgeon.

Medical Subject Headings

Humans; Rhinoplasty; Retrospective Studies; Photography; Female; Male; Adult; Suture Techniques; Nasal Septum; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Middle Aged; Adolescent

PubMed ID

40273632

Volume

46

Issue

3

First Page

104619

Last Page

104619

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