Objective: To determine the efficacy of alar batten grafts for the correction of internal and
external nasal valve collapse. Design: In this retrospective study, a questionnaire was used …

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 To describe a surgical technique (the conchal cartilage “butterfly” graft) which,
when used in properly selected patients, has been found to be a dependable method for …

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 …

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

Objectives To quantify changes in the cross-sectional area of the nasal valve after
placement of spreader grafts and flaring sutures and to review clinical outcomes after nasal …

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 …

Objective To determine the potential indications for placement of cartilaginous alar rim grafts
in primary and revision septorhinoplasty. Methods Retrospective medical chart analysis 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 …

Objective To evaluate aesthetic and functional results of reconstruction of the nasal alar
subunit using free cartilage grafts with an interpolated cheek or forehead flap and a …