title: Crooked nose: outcome evaluations in rhinoplasty.
abstract: A crooked nose is the result of deformities that might involve the bony nasal pyramid, the upper and lower lateral cartilages, and nasal septum, causing complaints of aesthetic and/or functional nature.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate how satisfied are those patients who underwent rhinoplasty to correct crooked nose, through the questionnaire Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation (ROE).
  
  
  METHODS
  A longitudinal study with retrospective analysis of preoperative satisfaction and prospective analysis of postoperative satisfaction of patients who underwent rhinoplasty. ROE questionnaire was applied twice in the same visit aiming at measuring patient satisfaction in both pre and postoperative periods. Nineteen patients who underwent rhinoplasty answered the ROE.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For all patients who underwent rhinoplasty, the average preoperative satisfaction score was of 24. 6 ± 11. 3, while the average postoperative score was of 76. 1 ± 19. 5 (p<0. 0001). Average differences between pre and postoperative satisfaction scores in patients younger than 30 years of age were lower than those reported by >30-year-old patients (p = 0. 05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From the Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation questionnaire, it is possible to demonstrate the impact that rhinoplasty to correct a crooked nose determines the quality of life of patients. Approximately 90% of patients undergoing rhinoplasty believed they achieved a good or excellent postoperative result.
authors.affiliation: 3(rd)-year resident physician (R3) - ENT Department - HSPM.
authors.forename: Lisandra Megumi
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Arima
authors.affiliation: 3(rd)-year resident physician (R3) - ENT Department - HSPM.
authors.forename: Leandro Castro
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Velasco
authors.affiliation: PhD in Sciences - Graduate Program in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Federal University of São Paulo. Post doctorate from the Federal University of São Paulo. Attending ENT at the HSPM. Electronic address: romualdotago@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Romualdo Suzano Louzeiro
authors.initials: RSL
authors.lastname: Tiago
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome