A new classification of spreader flap techniques

J Wurm, M Kovacevic - Facial Plastic Surgery, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
The objective of this study was to introduce various spreader flap technique modifications to
adjust the width of the middle nasal vault in patients who underwent rhinoplasties with …

The lateral crural J-flap repair of nasal valve collapse

LR O'Halloran - Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVES: Nasal valve collapse is a common cause of nasal airway obstruction.
Although many techniques have been devised to correct both the functional and aesthetic …

[PDF][PDF] Nasal valve surgery; our experience with the valve suspension technique

RF André, HD Vuyk - Rhinology, 2008 - researchgate.net
Objective: To describe and evaluate our experience with the surgical technique of nasal
valve suspension for treating nasal valve insufficiency. Methods: Twenty patients with nasal …

Dorsal hump surgery and lateral osteotomy

B Bohluli, N Moharamnejad… - Oral and …, 2012 - oralmaxsurgery.theclinics.com
The presence of a prominent dorsal hump is one of the main reasons that patients seek
cosmetic rhinoplasty. Dorsal surgery has been traditionally confined to simple hump …

Role of upper lateral cartilage tension spanning suture in restoring the dorsal aesthetic lines in rhinoplasty

PJ Geissler, J Roostaeian, MR Lee… - Plastic and …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Dorsal hump reduction can lead to significant aesthetic and functional deformities with
distortion of the dorsal aesthetic lines without first preserving and subsequently restoring …

Upper lateral cartilage suspension over dorsal grafts: a treatment for internal nasal valve dynamic incompetence

S Sciuto, D Bernardeschi - Facial plastic surgery, 1999 - thieme-connect.com
The internal nasal valve incompetence (INVI) can be divided into (1) static: when the
articulation between the dorsal edge of the upper lateral cartilages and the dorsal edge of …

Minimally invasive nasal valve repair: an evaluation using the NOSE scale

RW Dolan - Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine the efficacy of a new surgical procedure to correct symptoms of
nasal obstruction secondary to internal nasal valve narrowing. Design Consecutive case …

Reconstruction of the internal nasal valve: modified splay graft technique with endonasal approach

A Islam, N Arslan, SA Felek, H Celik… - The …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and
feasibility of modified splay graft technique in the surgical correction of internal nasal valve …

Sub-alar batten grafts as treatment for nasal valve incompetence; description of technique and functional evaluation.

RF André, AR D'Souza, HP Kunst, HD Vuyk - Rhinology, 2006 - europepmc.org
Objective To describe and evaluate the functional results of a surgical technique for treating
nasal valve incompetence, in which a cartilage graft called a sub-alar batten graft is placed …

Techniques for the improvement of the internal nasal valve in functional-cosmetic nasal surgery

O Ozturan - Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
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 …