TABLE 3.
Control Group Patients’ Demographics, Surgical Outcomes, and Complications
| Side | Age (y) | Identified Risk Factors* | NAC Lift (cm) | Complications | VAS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Surgeon | ||||||
| 1 | L | 52 | Age, skin, weight loss | 4 | Pseudoptosis | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | B | 28 | Weight loss | 6 | – | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | B | 36 | Skin | 4 | Hypertrophic scar | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | B | 71 | Age | 8 | – | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | B | 34 | Skin, smoke | 3 | – | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | B | 41 | Age, skin, weight loss | 7 | – | 8 | 7 |
| Average | 44 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |||
*Identified risk factors were NAC lift greater than 12 cm, history of weight loss, multiparity, smoking, and age greater than 50 y.
B, bilateral; L, left; R, right.