Panel and patient perceptions of nasal aesthetics after secondary cleft rhinoplasty with versus without columellar grafting

Psychosocial acceptance of cleft patients: has something changed?

“…Except for the category colleague at work (p=0.002), however, the differences were not significant. Our current findings contrast with other studies which found no significant difference between male and female participants [17][18][19]. Other authors have reported greater tolerance of unfavourable facial appearance by males [20].…”

“…Photographic images are widely used for aesthetic or psychosocial evaluation of cleft patients, although not without controversy. Photographs can be presented cropped [17,31,32] or as full-face images [18,21,23]. All variants have some limitations.…”

The use of SymNose for quantitative assessment of lip symmetry following repair of complete bilateral cleft lip and palate

“…The former approach does not require the assessor -or more frequently a panel of assessors -to make any measurements, however it is timeconsuming and highly subjective. Pitak-Arnnop et al (2011) noted that using the traditional gold standard of panel assessment, the composition of the panel may influence the outcome of assessment, with laypersons judging patients more empathetically and thus are likely to raise their ratings of facial appearance. A mixed panel of cleft specialists and laypersons may give a more unbiased assessment, whilst reflecting the impact cleft deformity has on everyday social interactions.…”

Iranian Viewpoint about Various Attractiveness Indices of Rhinoplasty in comparison with International Standards

“…Due to the genetic and racial issues, the humped nose is of high prevalence among Iranian population (3). Unfortunately, many young Iranians are not satisfied with such a nose type; consequently, achieving a more beautiful facial profile is the main reason why Iranian people have a high tendency toward rhinoplasty (4,5).…”