Analysis of Chinese Patients' Satisfaction After Rhinoplasty With FACE-Q Rhinoplasty ModuleRhinoplasty With FACE-Q RM.

[OBJECTIVE] The literature on the patients' satisfaction after rhinoplasty is limited. The purpose of our study was to use the patient-reported outcome measures to study the difference of satisfaction between men and women and between different ages before and after the operation and to explore the factors of postoperative satisfaction difference in Chinese people.

[METHOD] A total of 707 patients who underwent surgery at our institution were reviewed. Satisfaction was evaluated by the FACE-Q Rhinoplasty module (FACE-Q RM).

[RESULTS] Follow-up data were 100% complete and the median follow-up time was 1 year.Postoperatively, there was a significant difference in comparison with preoperative in nose and nostrils items ( P <0.001). The satisfaction rate in men and women was 98.36% and 96.90%, respectively. Most men are dissatisfied with their bridges of the nose, and women are not satisfied with the tip. But after the operation, they all improved to a certain extent. Moreover, the rate of satisfaction in younger and older people was 96.80% and 100%, respectively. The younger people were more dissatisfied with the tip and size of the nostrils, whereas the older people were not satisfied with their bridges and well-matched nostrils. Univariate analysis showed that marital status was the factor, influencing satisfaction for nostrils ( P =0.005).

[CONCLUSION] The FACE-Q RM scales are useful measures to assess patients' satisfaction and confirm in what areas they are satisfied and most importantly, where they are not. We believe that the FACE-Q RM should be used before every patient.