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The Nasal Splint and the Recovery Process after Rhinoplasty Surgery

Rhinoplasty is a well known nose reshaping procedure that is commonly performed. While every patient who undergoes the procedure knows there is going to be a recovery period, it is understandable that most patients do not appreciate what is involved in the recovery and how long it really takes to see the final outcome from Read More…

OR Snapshots – Nostril Narrowing in the African-American Rhinoplasty

The African-American rhinoplasty typically consists of several basic maneuvers to change the shape of the nose. Augmenting a low nasal bridge, lifting/narrowing and strengthening the nasal tip and narrowing the nostrils serve as the typical foundation for this type of rhinoplasty. When done together an uplifted and more narrow nose can be created. While the Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Cap Graft in Open Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty surgery is an osteocartilaginous operation, meaning changes are made to the bone and cartilage supporting structures. Ultimately the final aesthetic results is in how these changes are done and how much they show through the overlying skin as it shrinks and contracts around the reshaped nasal framework. Such osteocartilaginous framework changes can be done Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Direct Open Cleft Tip Rhinoplasty

Background:  The evolution of rhinoplasty becoming a nose reshaping operation with more predictable outcomes took a major step with the introduction of an open rhinoplasty approach. Being able to see the cartilage and bone structures that are to be manipulated offers an obvious aesthetic advantage. And to do so with a negligible columellar scar adds Read More…

Implant Augmentation with Osteotomies in Asian Rhinoplasty

Asian rhinoplasty typically consists of addressing a short and flatter type nose. As part of that midface anatomy the nasal bones are usually broad. As a result the need to augment the bridge of the nose and narrow the nasal bones is a major part of the Asian rhinoplasty. Dorsal augmentation can be done with Read More…

Modifications in the Nostril Narrowing Technique in Rhinoplasty Surgery

In rhinoplasty the only structure in the nose that is unaffected by osteocartilaginous maneuvers is the nostril base. When they remain wide, narrowing procedures can be done and are the last step in any rhinoplasty surgery. Alar base reduction is generally considered when the interalar distance exceeds the intercanthal distance. While often creating a minor Read More…

Indications and Treatment Approaches to the Injectable Rhinoplasty

The use of injectable fillers has a wide variety of aesthetic uses throughout the face. They provide a non-surgical approach to facial augmentation and in some cases are a good substitute for surgery, albeit often on a temporary basis. The appeal to the patients is that they obviously avoid surgery and even if it is Read More…

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