Prevalence and Outcome of Septorhinoplasty Among Undergraduate College Students

Abstract

Background: Septorhinoplasty is a complex surgical procedure aimed at restoring nasal function and enhancing esthetic appearance, thereby improving quality of life. Patient satisfaction is often considered a key indicator of the procedure’s success.

Methods: To explore the general view on septorhinoplasty, extent of spread, opinions, side effects, and outcomes of surgery and patients’ satisfaction among undergraduate universities’ students. Cross-sectional study with convenient sample. The information was gathered using an online-based questionnaire, by subjective method via Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation “ROE” questionnaire assessment, targeted at students of different colleges.

Results: There were 527 participants, who completed the questionnaire in multiple universities, male (17.1%), female (82.9%), age ranged 19-25 years, with a mean age of 22 ± 3.56 SD years, with 305 of them (57.9%) liking the shape of their noses, nasal width was their primary esthetic concern to change (40%), and fear was the most common factor that influence the procedure (56%). Regarding participant’s satisfaction (86.37%), according to ROE scoring, it was preoperative 26.13 ± 4.08 SD, becoming 81.27 ± 9.45 SD postoperatively, about snoring had good improvement (70%), with no postoperative complications.

Conclusion: Septorhinoplasty had assured benefits for functional and esthetic consequence of the nose, with excellent average patient satisfaction results via “ROE” assessment. Sleep and snoring showed good improvements, with no postoperative complications.

Cite this article as: Alwan AMA, Al-Ani WAT, Dawood MR. Prevalence and outcome of septorhinoplasty among undergraduate college students. Balkan ORL-HNS 2025;2(3):69-73.