The Effect of Functional Rhinoplasty on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The Effect of Functional Rhinoplasty on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The purpose of the study was to comprehensively review the effect of functional rhinoplasty on quality of life./r/nEligible studies before December 2022 were identified by searching PubMed, Ovid, and Embase databases. The meta-analysis was performed with Stata. Outcomes included NOSE, SNOT-22 scores, VAS of obstruction, and ROE./r/nSixteen studies, involving a total of 971 patients, were included. Meta-analysis showed that functional rhinoplasty statistically reduced the NOSE, SNOT-22 scores, and VAS of obstruction and statistically increased the ROE score of patients./r/nFunctional rhinoplasty could statistically significantly improve quality of life of patients. However, given the number and quality of included research, further thorough studies with a larger sample size of high-quality studies need to be conducted./r/nThis journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .