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

Correction of Internal Nasal Valve Stenosis: A Single Surgeo... : Annals of Plastic Surgery
Correction of Internal Nasal Valve Stenosis: A Single Surgeon Comparison of Butterfly Versus …

The internal nasal valve is the narrowest point in the nasal airway and thus is the controlling
point that regulates inspiration flow. The cross-sectional area of the internal nasal valve is …

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 …

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 …

The internal nasal valve (INV) refers to the slit-like region between the caudal end of the
upper lateral cartilage (ULC) and the nasal septum. It is the narrowest portion and primary …

Nasal obstruction is a common problem encountered by the otolaryngologist, and there are
many different causes associated with it. It remains important to consider the physiologic and …

Surgery of the nasal valves is a challenging aspect of rhinoplasty surgery. The middle nasal
vault assumes an important role in certain aspects of nasal valve collapse. Techniques that …

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 …

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