| METHODS In April 1979, questionnaires were mailed to 254 former patients who had rhinoplasty operations between September 1976 and September 1978. Completed questionnaires were received from 106 patients. A random sample of 33 patients who did not respond to the mailed questionnaire were contacted by phone. Their responses were similar to the larger sample who responded to mailed questionnaires.
The total sample consisted of 139 patients (31 men and 108 women) ranging in age from 15 to 57 years old. At least six months elapsed between a patient's rhinoplasty and the arrival of the questionnaire. This timing deliberately was designed to give patients ample time to resume their personal lives following surgery and for postoperative swelling to diminish. Patients who explained that their rhinoplasty was due to trauma or breathing difficulty, denying cosmetic motivation, were eliminated from the study.
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Aesthetics and Aging A New Paradigm
