Do cleft lip and palate patients opt for secondary corrective surgery of upper lip and nose, frequently?

Head & Face Medicine

Table 8 Results of the questionnaire given separately for patients who underwent secondary corrective facial surgery and who did not

Question 1	Corrective surgery	N	Nose	Upper lip	None, completely satisfied	p
Which part of your face do you consider the least satisfying?	Yes	9	4	4	1	.901
	No	13	7	5	1	.901
Question 2	Corrective surgery	N	yes	no	Question not answered	p
Does the recommendation for corrective facial surgery meet your personal needs?	Yes	9	8	/	/	.784
	No	13	12	1	1	.784
Question 3	Corrective surgery	N	Nose	Upper lip	Question not answered	p
If you think about corrective facial surgery, which feature of your face should be improved (nose/upper lip)?	Yes	9	6	2	1	.0.963
	No	13	9	3		1
Question 4	Corrective surgery	N	Type of Cleft			p
4.1 How satisfied are you with your facial aesthetics?	Yes	9	5.78 ±2.3			0.519
	No	13	6.69 ± 1.3
	Total	22	6.2 ± 1.9
4.2 How symmetrical do you consider your face?	Yes	9	5.22 ± 2.4			0.437
	No	13	5.85 ± 1.7			0.437
	Total	22	5.6 ± 2.0
4.3 How satisfied are you with the appearance of your nose?	Yes	9	5.67 ± 3.3			0.652
	No	13	5.15 ± 1.9			0.652
	Total	22	5.4 ± 2.5
4.4 How satisfied are you with the appearance of your upper lip?	Yes	9	5.67 ± 2.3			0.617
	No	13	5.23 ± 1.6			0.617
	Total	22	5.38 ± 1.8
Question 5	Corrective surgery	N	yes	no		p
Do you plan to undergo secondary corrective facial surgery within the following 2 years?	Yes	9	7	2		.962
	No	13	10	3		.962
Question 6	Corrective surgery	N	I am satisfied with facial appearance	I am tired of being operated on	I feel too young	p
If you do not plan to undergo secondary corrective facial surgery, what is the reason?	Yes	9	/	/	1	.530
	No	13	1	/	2	.530

For Question 4 answers could be given on a 9-point rating scale (1, maximum satisfaction and symmetry, resp.; 9, minimum satisfaction and symmetry, resp.).

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