Table 2.

Patient perceptions regarding esthetic appearance after both surgical procedures.

The self-administered questionnaire	Treatment group		Mann–Whitney U	p-Value
	OF	FL
	Mean rank	Mean rank
Did you notice a cosmetic change after 1 week?	11.89	25.11	43	<0.001⁣∗
Did treatment meet your expectations after 9 months?	16.72	20.28	130	0.234⁣∗
Would you repeat treatment if necessary?	15.78	21.22	113	0.078
Would you recommend this procedure to someone with a similar problem?	17.28	19.72	140	0.388

⁣ ^∗ The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.