Internal Nasal Valve Incompetence Is Effectively Treated Using Batten Graft Functional Rhinoplasty

Table 1

Nasal blockage and quality of life VAS scores with Wilcoxon signed-rank test 𝑃 values. Eleven patients completed the questionnaire at both 6 and 12 months.

	Median nasal blockage VAS score in mm (range)	Nasal blockage; 𝑃-value	Median overall quality of life VAS score in mm (range)	Quality of life 𝑃 value (Wilcoxon signed-rank test)
Preoperatively (𝑛=85)	73.5 (18–100)		31 (3–87)
1 week (𝑛=18)	32 (5–90)	<0.005	78 (4–96)	<0.005
6 weeks (𝑛=53)	17 (1–94)	<0.005	85 (3–100)	<0.005
6 months (𝑛=29)	15 (0–90)	<0.005	88 (16–100)	<0.005
12 months (𝑛=27)	19 (2–100)	<0.005	80 (20–100)	<0.005