“…Jang et al utilized a 4 tier scale for grading appearance (excellent, good, moderate, or poor) provided by the patient postoperatively, while Gode et al utilized a VAS; nonetheless, both studies showed statistically significant improvement in patients’ aesthetic perception. 7,13 In contrast, Serna et al utilized third-party otolaryngologists to compare preoperative and postoperative photos using a Likert scale (completely straight, almost straight, deviated, very deviated, or severely deviated) and scored all but 5% as improved by at least one step (eg, from deviated to almost straight). 21 Due to the heterogeneity of scoring methods, a meta-analysis was not performed.…”