Effect of clinical photography on postprocedure patient satisfaction in female patients who underwent nonsurgical rhinoplasty.

STUDY DESIGN

A prospective clinical study.

BACKGROUND

To the best of our knowledge, there is no study in the literature that addresses the effect of showing comparative photographs in the follow-up period to patients who had undergone nonsurgical rhinoplasty on patient satisfaction.

OBJECTIVES

To examine the effect of showing preprocedure and postprocedure photographs to patients in the follow-up period on patient satisfaction.

METHODS

It was a nonsimultaneous prospective study that included patients suitable for nonsurgical rhinoplasty. Photographs were taken during routine follow-up after 1 month of the procedure, and patients were asked to fill the Derriford Appearance Scale 24 (DAS24) and Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) questionnaires. Next, after the preprocedure and postprocedure photographs were shown to the patients, they were asked to complete the DAS24 and ROE questionnaires again.

RESULTS

The study included 265 female patients. The mean age of the patients was 35.11 ± 8 (18-61 years). Before the preprocedure and postprocedure photographs were shown, the DAS24 score was 52.2 ± 14.26 and the ROE score was 75.91 ± 11.91. After the photographs were shown, the DAS24 score was found to be 40.80 ± 13.25 and the ROE score as 87.722 ± 8.56. Therefore, significant improvement in DAS24 and ROE scores and an increase in patient satisfaction were observed after the preprocedure and postprocedure photographs were shown (p = 0.01, p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

Showing preprocedure and postprocedure photographs in the follow-up period to patients who underwent nonsurgical rhinoplasty leads to greater patient satisfaction with the surgery and their self-image.