title: Nasal symmetry: a 10-year comparison between the Pigott and McComb nasal correction.
abstract: The objective assessment of the symmetry of the cleft lip nose has not been properly evaluated. A simple technique using enlarged photographs and area assessment is described. Two different techniques were assessed, the Pigott "alar leapfrog" technique and the McComb alar lift technique. The children were assessed at 10 years of age. The results show no differences in the linear measurements or when the symmetry is assessed in the frontal view. In the worm's eye view, the Pigott correction was shown to produce a more asymmetric nose when compared with the McComb technique. Both corrections produce significant asymmetry when compared with a control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, Australia.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peat
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Pigott
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McComb
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*