Table 6.

Aesthetic Outcomes

	Overall	Wise	Vertical	P
Total no. patients	43	31	11	—
Preoperative ± SD
Asymmetry	1.8 ± 0.8	1.9 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.9	0.047
Shape	1.0 ± 0.6	1.1 ± 0.6	0.8 ± 0.8	NS
NAC contour	0.8 ± 0.6	0.8 ± 0.6	0.9 ± 0.5	NS
Skin quality	1.6 ± 0.7	1.6 ± 0.6	1.8 ± 0.9	NS
Scarring	3.0 ± 0.0	3.0 ± 0.0	3.0 ± 0.0	NS
Overall	1.6 ± 0.3	1.7 ± 0.3	1.6 ± 0.4	NS
Postoperative ± SD
Asymmetry	2.4 ± 0.6	2.6 ± 0.4	2.1 ± 0.7	0.008
Shape	2.3 ± 0.5	2.4 ± 0.4	2.1 ± 0.7	0.028
NAC contour	2.5 ± 0.5	2.6 ± 0.4	2.3 ± 0.5	NS
Skin quality	2.0 ± 0.6	2.0 ± 0.6	2.0 ± 0.6	NS
Scarring	2.4 ± 0.6	2.5 ±0.5	2.0 ± 0.6	0.004
Overall	2.3 ± 0.3	2.4 ± 0.2	2.1 ± 0.3	0.001
Total difference ± SD (%)
Asymmetry		0.7 ± 0.6 (22)	0.7 ± 0.6 (24)	NS
Shape		1.3 ± 0.5 (44)	1.2 ± 0.5 (41)	NS
NAC contour		1.8 ± 0.5 (61)	1.4 ± 0.6 (47)	0.028
Skin quality		0.4 ± 0.5 (13)	0.2± 0.5 (6)	NS
Scarring		−0.5 ± 0.5 (−16)	−1.1 ± 0.6 (−35)	0.004
Overall		0.8 ± 0.3 (25)	0.5 ± 0.3 (17)	0.008

NS, not significant.