The challenge for the modern rhinoplasty surgeon is to create a nose that appears natural
and balances with the individual's face and ethnicity. The use of spreader grafts in …

The value of spreader grafts in rhinoplasty cannot be underestimated. Various studies have
demonstrated that they play a valuable role in the restoration of nasal dorsum aesthetics …

The incidence of aesthetic and functional complications of rhinoplasty can be decreased by
preserving supportstructures of the nose. This is particularly important in patients at high risk …

Nasal hump excision is common during septorhinoplasty. Without appropriate restoration of
the middle nasal vault, cosmetic and functional problems may ensue. Recently, spreader …

Methods All cases of patients who had undergone a primary rhinoplasty and had been
treated with bilateral spreader grafts because of bilateral nasal valve insufficiency from 1998 …

Objective To describe and evaluate results of a surgical procedure to treat internal nasal
valve insufficiency with the use of spreader grafts placed via an endonasal approach without …

Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of placing spreader grafts via an endonasal approach
and to examine the immediate and long-term functional results. Methods A retrospective …

Background: In a primary rhinoplasty that requires a humpectomy, the dorsal aspect of the
upper lateral cartilages is commonly discarded. Many of these patients need spreader grafts …

METHODS Over the period from January 1, 1999, to January 1, 2002, the Maxillo-Facial
Surgery Department of the San Camillo Hospital of Rome treated 60 patients with an …

What rhinoplasty surgeon has not been frustrated by unmet expectations from unreliable
graft materials? The quest for an ideal graft continues. Septal cartilage is not always …