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.

Table 2 Thread rhinoplasty complication cases reported in the literature

Authors	Journal	Sex	Age	Thread material	Location	Culture	Duration of symptom onset (mo)
KIM et al[5]	Aesth Plast Surg	M	37	PDO	Supratip	MRSA	2
-	-	M	33	PDO	Tip	Staphylococcusaureus	6
-	-	M	27	PDO	Tip	None	7
-	-	F	29	PDO	Supratip	None	2.5
-	-	F	33	PDO	Tip	None	12
-	-	F	51	PDO	Tip	None	1
-	-	F	47	PDO	Tip	Enterobacteraerogenes,	2
Teymoortash et al[10]	J Laryngol and Otol	F	26	Prolene	Tip	Strepto-cocci group C	24
Jaafar et al[11]	J Cosmetic Med	F	45	PDO	Tip	Propionibacterium acnes	4

PDO: Polydioxanone; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; M: Male; F: Female.