title: Patient-reported outcomes after endonasal rhinoplasty for the long nose.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The long nose with an inferiorly rotated tip commonly results from a discrepancy between tip support and the downward forces of long septum, long upper lateral cartilage, and elongated lower lateral cartilage. Although many techniques have been described for surgical correction, very few studies were designed to include patient-reported outcomes.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to introduce our current management of long nose with drooping tips as well as to present the patient-reported outcomes of our case series of endonasal rhinoplasties.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study prospectively analyzed 121 patients who underwent rhinoplasty for the correction of long nose with drooping tips. Study participants completed both a baseline questionnaire before the rhinoplasty operation and a postsurgical patient questionnaire 12 months following the operation, including the European QOL Questionnaire and Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean values corresponding to the European QOL Questionnaire visual analog scale score significantly increased after surgery compared with baseline (P < 0.01). Mean values corresponding to self-care (P < 0.01), usual activities (P < 0.05), discomfort (P < 0.01), and anxiety (P < 0.01) showed significant decrease after surgery. A general and significant improvement of the mean Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation Questionnaire scores by rhinoplasty increased from 20.14 ± 7.38 to 82.05 ± 12.8 (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Resection of the caudal portion of upper lateral cartilage may correct aesthetic problems in patients with long nose with a drooping tip in which a reduction in the width and the length of middle third of the nose is required. This study suggested an efficient method for aesthetic correction of long nose with the improved patient-reported outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty, Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cingi
authors.forename: Sema Zer
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Toros
authors.forename: Hamdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cakli
authors.forename: Melek Kezban
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gürbüz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult