The objective of this article is to explore minimally invasive techniques to treat a poorly
functioning nasal valve. It reviews the literature to introduce anatomy and examination, detail …

Airflow through the nose is controlled by the interplay of many factors including the anatomy
of the septum and turbinates and the status of the mucosal lining. Airflow is also regulated by …

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 …

Objective The purpose of the study is to describe a commonly overlooked etiology of nasal
airway obstruction. Collapse of the nasal valve can be corrected with precise placement of …

Background Management of nasal valve collapse (NVC) in patients with a septal deviation
can be challenging. Our objective was to determine the opinions of Canadian …

The nasal valve region plays a key role in nasal breathing. In the international literature, a
variety of techniques have been described to rectify nasal valve compromise, but based on …

The external and internal nasal valves are directly implicated in nasal valve collapse. A
variety of endonasal techniques have been developed to address nasal dysfunction while …

In cases of narrowing of the internal nasal valve angle, we address all structures that
commonly contribute to the internal valve area obstruction. We term this the “triple-procedure …

Background Nasal valve collapse is relatively common with a lifetime prevalence of up to
13%. Etiologies include prior rhinoplasty, other surgical procedures, facial paralysis …

Nasal obstruction is known to be associated with a major decrease in disease-specific
quality of life, and nasal valve dysfunction can play a considerable role in nasal airflow …