Clinical features and literature review related to the material differences in thread rhinoplasty: Two case reports

Table 1 Patient comparative features

		PDO thread	Prolene thread
Duration of symptom onset		4 months	10 yr
Culture		MSSA	MSSA
HU of Abscess	Preoperative	250	100
	Postoperative	50	40
HU of Foreign body	Preoperative	1000	140
	Postoperative	50-80	No foreign body exists
Histopathological findings		Severe, patchy inflammatory infiltrates of neutrophils	Moderate, patchy infiltrates of variable inflammatory cells

HU: Hounsfield unit; PDO: Polydioxanone; MSSA: Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.