Table 6.
Surgical Tip Approach
| Variable | Rhinoplasty Procedures | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (n = 53) (%) | Revision (n = 49) (%) | |||
| Tip refinements | Columellar strut | 22 (41.5) | 34 (69.4) | 0.005* |
| Columellar TIG | 7 (13.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.013* | |
| Columellar suture MCF | 34 (64.2) | 26 (53.1) | 0.256 | |
| Suture max crest | 17 (32.1) | 12 (24.5) | 0.396 | |
| Tip graft | 2 (3.8) | 7 (14.3) | 0.084 | |
| Alar spreader graft | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | — | |
| Resected caudal septum | 11 (20.8) | 2 (4.1) | 0.012* | |
| Alar base resection | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | — | |
| Tip effect | Increased tip projection | 24 (45.3) | 29 (59.2) | 0.160 |
| Decreased tip projection | 27 (50.9) | 16 (32.7) | 0.062 | |
| Increased tip rotation | 37 (69.8) | 28 (57.1) | 0.184 | |
| Lengthened nose | 13 (24.5) | 25 (51.0) | 0.006* | |
| Altered col–alar relationship | 16 (30.2) | 19 (38.8) | 0.361 | |
| Altered col-labial angle | 39 (73.6) | 33 (67.3) | 0.490 | |
*Significant P value.
MCF, medial crural footplate; TIG, tongue in groove.