The size of any nasal airway depends not only on the width and contour of the septal
partition and inferior turbinates but also on the position and stability of the lateral nasal wall …

Despite the apparent association of nasal airway obstruction with septal deviation and/or
inferior turbinate hypertrophy, increasing clinical evidence suggests that incompetence of …

One of the most difficult aspects in rhinoplasty is resolving and preventing functional
compromise of the nasal valve area reliably. The nasal valves are crucial for the individual …

The anatomy and functional physiology of the internal nasal valve and the potential
problems that may develop with it during rhinoplasty are discussed. The operative …

One of the causes of nasal airway obstruction during inspiration is an incompetent nasal
valve. An incompetent valve is one that collapses during quiet normal breathing due to …

Objectives To determine the cause of nasal valve obstruction in a series of patients requiring
surgical correction, to evaluate the efficacy of our surgical techniques, and to assess the …

Knowledge of the structure and function of the nasal valve region is required by all who
operate on the nose. This article defines and classifies nasal valve region abnormalities; …

Nasal airway obstruction is frequently synonymous with septal deviation or inferior turbinate
hypertrophy. Less readily appreciated is the fact that the mobile lateral nasal wall caudal to …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the improvement of nasal flow and the fall of nasal
resistance in 50 patients that underwent rhinoseptoplasty in our department and discuss the …

Nasal obstruction can be due to internal and external valve problems that can be seen
before and after rhinoplasty. The main scope of this article is to concentrate on surgical …