Utility of a Systematic Approach to Teaching Photographic Nasal Analysis to Otolaryngology Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Photographic nasal analysis constitutes a critical step along the path toward accurate diagnosis and precise surgical planning in rhinoplasty. The learned process by which one assesses photographs, analyzes relevant anatomical landmarks, and generates a global view of the nasal aesthetic is less widely described.

Objectives

To discern the common pitfalls in performing photographic nasal analysis and to quantify the utility of a systematic approach model in teaching photographic nasal analysis to otolaryngology residents.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective observational study included 20 participants from a university-based otolaryngology residency program. The control and intervention groups underwent baseline graded assessment of 3 patients

SUBMITTER: Robitschek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710475 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature