title: Vertical dome division: a quality-of-life outcome study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess quality-of-life outcomes in patients undergoing nasal tip surgery with the vertical dome division technique using validated instruments (Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation [ROE] and Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation [NOSE]).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series with planned data collection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary university center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients undergoing primary cosmetic and functional rhinoseptoplasty using vertical dome division were consecutively evaluated. The ROE, NOSE, and 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) were administered pre- and postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-four patients were included and completed pre- and postoperative questionnaires. Their median age was 28 years, 27 (61%) were female, and the median duration of follow-up was 5 months (range, 3-9 months). Median postoperative ROE, NOSE, and VAS scores (79 [66; 87], 20 [15; 23], and 88 [61; 97], respectively) showed significant improvement compared with preoperative scores (29 [16; 41], 75 [60; 95], and 65 [46; 82], respectively; P < .001). The change in median ROE score was significantly greater in normal- and thin-skinned patients than in thick-skinned patients (54 vs 33; P = .033). Median changes in NOSE-p (-48.5 vs -68.0; P = .10) and VAS (69.0 vs 48.0; P =.083) scores did not differ between normal-/thin- and thick-skinned patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vertical dome division is a versatile technique for nasal tip refinement that resulted in significant improvement in quality-of-life outcomes related to rhinoplasty and nasal obstruction, as well as satisfaction with nasal appearance in a short-term follow-up period. The vertical dome division technique does not seem to be indicated only in patients with thick skin.
authors: Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. mlavinsky@gmail.com
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Lavinsky-Wolff
authors: José Eduardo Lutaif
authors: JE
authors: Dolci
authors: Humberto Lopes
authors: HL
authors: Camargo
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Manzini
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Petersen
authors: Sabrina
authors: S
authors: Romanczuk
authors: Rodrigo
authors: R
authors: Pizzoni
authors: Carisi Anne
authors: CA
authors: Polanczyk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult