Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty After Nasal Skin Cancer Reconstruction: Enhancing Esthetic Outcomes

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Objectives: Nasal reconstructive surgery following skin cancer resection is challenging, with esthetic concerns impacting patients’ quality of life. Non-surgical rhinoplasty may be an alternative to repeated surgeries. This study aimed to evaluate non-surgical rhinoplasty esthetic benefits and subjective patient outcomes after skin cancer resection. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on patients with post-operative esthetic dissatisfaction after nasal skin cancer surgery, who underwent non-surgical rhinoplasty with hyaluronic acid. Subjective benefits were evaluated with the FACE-Q Rhinoplasty self-questionnaire at three consultations: before injection (baseline), and at one and two months after. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional Vectra H2 photographs were used to assess subjective esthetic concerns and objective volumetric changes. Results: The study included six female patients with an average age of 58.3 years. They had undergone, on average, five nasal surgeries for cancer. The mean FACE-Q scores were 53.3 (±10.31), 77.5 (±4.18), and 79.7 (±6.76), respectively, at baseline, one month, and two months. Significant differences were observed between baseline and one month (p < 0.001) and between baseline and two months (p < 0.001), but not between one and two months. The was a mean volumetric gain of 1.13 mL at one month and 1.19 mL at two months. Conclusions: This preliminary study suggested that hyaluronic acid-based non-surgical rhinoplasty could improve esthetic outcomes and quality of life in patients who had undergone nasal skin cancer surgery. These findings highlight a potential role for this minimally invasive technique in selected post-reconstructive cases, although the small sample size limited the generalizability of the results and underlined the need for further prospective evaluation.

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