Quality of Life—Changes after Rhinoplasty

Abstract

Our study group has researched for >10 years in the field of Quality of Life after plastic, aesthetic, and reconstructive surgery, asking the following questions: “Does aesthetic surgery improve the Quality of Life?” and “Can a higher Quality of Life offset the risk of surgical procedures.” As part of our series of studies examining the correlation of cosmetic surgery and the postoperative well-being, this study examines the influence of rhinoplasty, as a single indication, specifically on the Quality of Life (QoL) of patients. The data of 90 patients who underwent rhinoplasty between 1997 and 2007 were prospectively collected and were retrospectively analyzed. For a competitive analysis, our evaluation was divided into the following five parts: a self-developed indication-specific questionnaire and the standardized instruments Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI), Questions on Life SatisfactionModules (FLZM), Freiburg Personality Inventory (FPI-R), and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire (RSES). Numerous improvements in patients' QoL were observed. The result of the GBI (17.19) based on a scale –100 to 100 indicates an improved QoL after rhinoplasty. Significant improvements in the item relationship/sexuality were shown in the general part of the FLZM (p = 0.042). The average score (6.32) on a scale of 0 to 14 in the FPI-R questionnaire resulted in a common emotionality and self-assessment, while the RSES (33.64) on a scale 10 to 40 indicated a high self-confidence and a statistically significant improvement (p = 0.0001) compared with German norm data. The knowledge of positive social and psychological benefits and an improved sexuality in the partnership support the meaningfulness of rhinoplasty.

Quality of Life after Rhinoplasty: A Prospective Study

“…With regard to the item "freedom from pain," the T1 group showed significantly better values (p ¼ 0.023) compared to norm such as "mobility" (p ¼ 0.002) (►Table 2). Compared to one of our earlier studies, 14 our patients had a scientifically poorer attitude toward their own nose preoperatively, T0 versus T0 reference study (p < 0.0001). Postoperatively the score was significantly better than the T1 reference study (p ¼ 0.010) (►Table 4).…”

“…With 85.3% female and 14.7% male patients, this study corresponds to numerous other studies that show that women make up the majority of rhinoplasty patients. 14,16 It can be assumed women are more receptive to advertising and what they see online.…”

“…The questionnaires were answered by each patient preoperatively (T0) and after 6 months' follow-up (T1), and the calculated data were compared either with a national norm population 9,10,12 and/or with internal data from earlier studies. 8,13,14 A total of 34 patients who underwent septorhinoplasty performed by the same surgeon from July 2015 to October 2018 were included in this prospective study. Patients with reconstruction and tightening with an implant, implant change as well as revision surgery were excluded from the start.…”

Rhinoplasty—Do Patients and Surgeons See the Same? A Double-Blind Study with 100 Randomized Patients

“…Besides this, the nose provides a center of focus and has an impact on a person's perception by others; thus, it would be interesting to evaluate how nonphysician people evaluate a patient's nose. 6 In this study, we aimed to assess similarities and discrepancies between patients, nonphysicians from different cultures (control group), and surgeons in aesthetical measurements and try to identify predictive factors for potential discrepancies.…”

Rinoseptoplastía: Experiencia de 3 años en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

“…Las rinoplastías han demostrado mejorar la autoestima y la calidad de vida de los pacientes. Se sienten más atractivos, perciben ser más exitosos y estar en mejor estado de salud 7,8 . En el Comité de Nariz de nuestro centro, se realizan principalmente rinoseptoplastías debido a que la mayoría de las consultas son por causas estéticas y funcionales.…”