Innovations in nasal valve surgery : Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck
Surgery Innovations in nasal valve surgery : Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and …

The complete rhinoplasty surgeon must possess an understanding of functional nasal
airway obstruction. An increasingly sophisticated grasp of the pathophysiology of fixed nasal …

IN ITS SIMPLEST ANATOMI-cal definition, the nasal cavity may be viewed as a longitudinal
set of crosssectional area segments that act as resistors in series, with the overall resistance …

Importance: Although conventional hump resections are a hallmark of rhinoplasty, there has
been a rekindled interest in dorsal preservation (DP) techniques as a means for addressing …

Background Two main well-known approaches are used in rhinoplasty: open and closed
techniques. This study aimed to define two new tip suture modifications that enhance and …

The attempts to achieve a normal nasal valve in the past have been associated with
widening of the middle third of the nose or the nasal tip. In many patients, this is an …

Rhinoplasty in a non-Caucasian patient presents one of the most difficult challenges in
cosmetic surgery. First, the surgeon must understand the desires, motivations, and …

Background Internal nasal valve collapse is a preventable complication of rhinoplasty, for
which the spreader graft is the gold standard. More recently, the spreader flap technique has …

Background Thick nasal skin presents a challenge in rhinoplasty. Conventional spreader
grafts in patients with thick nasal skin may result in an undesirable widening of the lower half …

The primary objective of rhinoplasty is to create predictable changes in nasal contour while
maximizing nasal function. Reproducible, consistent outcomes in rhinoplasty come with the …