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Table 1 Grading system for Ecchymosis and Edema. Adapted from previously published and utilized scale [1]

From: Intra-operative nasal compression after lateral osteotomy to minimize post-operative Peri-orbital ecchymosis and edema

Rating

Extent of Periorbital Ecchymosis

Eyelid Edema

0

No ecchymosis

No Edema

1

Ecchymosis up to medial one-third of the upper and/or lower eyelid

No coverage of iris with eyelids

2

Ecchymosis up to medial half of the upper and/or lower eyelid

Slight coverage of iris with eyelids

3

Ecchymosis up to the full length of the upper and/or lower eyelid

Full coverage of iris with swollen eyelids

4

Entire part of the upper and lower eyelid and/or conjunctiva has ecchymosis

Full closure of eyes

5

Extension of ecchymosis beyond the malar bone