Photographic Rhinometry following Derm/Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancers
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Study of use of ‘photographic rhinometry’ following Derm and Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancers: A Follow-up Study
IRAS ID
299087
Contact name
Sanjay Rajpara
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Grampian
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 10 months, 25 days
Research summary
Dermatological surgeons and patients routinely notice alterations in nasal shape and size following surgery and reconstruction. There is no uniform approach to objectively measure these changes. Anthropometric measurements are routinely used in rhinoplasty to assess outcomes, but they are time consuming and have not been reported as being used by dermatological surgeons. Soft-tissue measurements in profile photographs have been demonstrated to be useful for objective measurement of nasal change following surgery [1,2]. \n\nThis is a follow on study of the pilot study [3] to assess the feasibility of photographic rhinometry as an objective tool, and (ii) to quantify changes following common dermatological surgical procedures on the nose. The previous pilot work has demonstrated that photographic rhinometry is a simple and quick method of recording basic nasal parameters and it has quantified some of the changes occurring post-operatively. This follow-up study will aim to recruit a larger population sample to better quantify some of the changes occurring post-operatively.\n\nReferences\n1.\tLeong SC, White PS. A comparison of aesthetic proportions between the healthy Caucasian nose and the aesthetic ideal. Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery. 2006;59(3):248-52.\n2.\tMcKinney P, Sweis I. A clinical definition of an ideal nasal radix. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2002;109(4):1416-8.\n3.\tRajpara S, Fleming CJ. Pilot study of use of’photographic rhinometry’following Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancers. British Journal of Dermatology. 2013;169(Suppl. 1):75.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1
REC reference
21/NS/0137
Date of REC Opinion
29 Oct 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion