PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sami Alharethy
AU  - Ahmed Mousa
AU  - Ahmed Alharbi
AU  - Turki Aldrees
AU  - Saleh AlQaryan
AU  - Yong-Ju Jang
TI  - Does skin thickness affect satisfaction post rhinoplasty?
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2018.12.23269
DP  - 2018 Dec 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1238--1241
VI  - 39
IP  - 12
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/12/1238.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/39/12/1238.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2018 Dec 01; 39
AB  - Objectives: To determine the mean nasal skin thickness in the Middle Eastern population and to assess the effect of skin thickness on patients’ satisfaction following rhinoplasty surgeries.Methods: Radiological measurements of skin thickness at the 3 vertical thirds of the nasal dorsum were taken. A total of 154 patients (80 females and 74 males) who were scheduled for computed tomography scan for the paranasal sinuses were included in the study. The patients were then categorized into 3 groups: thick, medium, and thin nasal skin. A scale from 10% to 100% was used to assess patient satisfaction following rhinoplasty. Satisfaction and skin thickness were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test.Results: Nasal skin thickness for males was 6.13, 2.76 millimeter (mm) from the upper and 3.70 mm to the lower third. For females, it was 5.34, 2.13 mm from the upper and 3.21 mm to the lower third. There was no statistically significant difference in patient satisfaction among the 3 skin thickness groups (p=0.089).Conclusion: This study provides baseline results of nasal skin thickness in the Middle Eastern population. The results also show that nasal skin thickness may not be a strong factor affecting patient satisfaction.