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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2014 Sep-Oct;16(5):319–327. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2014.395

Table 2.

Airflow Partitioning

Model Airflow Partitioning, % Change in Points, %
Left Side Right Side
Soft-tissue elevation 33.3 66.7 Reference
Flare suture
 Lateral 41.6 58.4 8.3
 Modified 43.8 56.2 10.5
 Medial 43.3 56.7 10.0
Spreader graft 39.6 60.4 6.3
Spreader graft with modified flare suture 46.1 53.9 12.8