en عمومى General مقالات اصيل Original Article <div><span style="font-size: 13px;">BACKGROUND</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 13px;">Dorsal augmentation of the nose for aesthetic and reconstructive purposes is an important issue in rhinoplasty surgery. This study aimed to compare the two methods of dice cartilage wrapping for dorsal augmentation of the nose including temporalis fascia and alloderm.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 13px;">METHODS</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 13px;">In a clinical trial study, 50 patients who needed to augment the nasal dorsum, were enrolled and randomly allocated to two equal groups. In the first group, diced cartilage graft of the patient was wrapped in temporalis fascia and in the second group, a thin sheet of alloderm was used for this purpose. After one year follow up, satisfaction of patients and the expert panel were compared in two groups. Also mean increase in dorsal height was measured and compared in two groups.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 13px;">RESULTS</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 13px;">The mean increase of dorsal nasal height one year after surgery in the alloderm and temporalis fascia was 3.13&plusmn;0.49 and 3.42&plusmn;0.33, respectively and in the fascia group was significantly higher (p=0.02). The mean of patients&rsquo; satisfaction in the two groups of alloderm and temporal fascia groups was 7.48&plusmn;0.92 and 8.04&plusmn;0.89, respectively (p=0.03). The mean satisfaction of expert panel in the two methods was 7.56&plusmn;0.81 and 7.7&plusmn;0.63, respectively (p=0.5).</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 13px;">CONCLUSION</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 13px;">The use of temporal fascia for covering the diced cartilage in augmentation of nasal dorsum had better results than the alloderm. Patients satisfaction and mean dorsal height was higher in temporal fascia group.</span></div> Dorsal, Diced cartilage, Alloderm, Fascia 160 165 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-318-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mohammad Bagher Heidari mohbaghheid81@gmail.com 10031947532846008632 10031947532846008632 No Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Mehdi Rasti MEHRAST9990@GMAIL.COM 10031947532846008633 10031947532846008633 No Department of Surgery, Medical School of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Sedigheh Nadri Dr.snadri90@gmial.com 10031947532846008634 10031947532846008634 No Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran Arian Roozbehani Ariroozb87@gmail.com 10031947532846008635 10031947532846008635 No 4. Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran Afshin Farhang Fallsh afshfarfall11@yahoo.com 10031947532846008636 10031947532846008636 No Department of Surgery, Medical School of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Hormoz Mahmoudvand dmahmodvand@gmail.com 10031947532846008637 10031947532846008637 Yes Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran