Author:
Zholtikov Vitaly,Kosins Aaron,Ouerghi Riadh,Daniel Rollin K
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The skin–soft tissue envelope (STE) is a critical component of rhinoplasty and can have a significant impact on the final result. Skin contour sutures (SCSs) can be used to prevent potential complications related to skin detachment and to improve rhinoplasty results.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of SCSs for nasal skin approximation.
Methods
SCSs involve the use of external sutures to stabilize the STE flap based on the principle that the pressure of the sutures helps to approximate the STE to the underlying nasal skeleton. The first study group demonstrated the utilization of SCSs in 459 consecutive rhinoplasty cases between December 2016 and April 2022 which were retrospectively reviewed. The second study group consisted of 30 patients with thick skin who had insertion of SCSs with ultrasonic evaluation both preoperatively and postoperatively.
Results
The average postoperative follow-up period in the first study group was 41 months (range, 12-64 months). Any suture site that was visible after removal of the suture disappeared completely after 6 weeks in most patients. No complications were reported. In the second group the ultrasound data indicated that STE healing was faster as its thickness returns to its preoperative state earlier in the healing process when SCSs were used.
Conclusions
SCSs appear to help to decrease severe nasal edema, hematomas, loss of tip definition, fibrosis, and pollybeak deformity, thereby improving the results and predictability of rhinoplasty surgery.
Level of Evidence: 4
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Cited by
6 articles.
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