Category: Did You Know | rhinoplasty

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The First Rhinoplasty

It is generally accepted that the first recorded plastic surgery performed was for the nose in India as found in ancient Sanskrit texts around 600 B.C. Noses were lost then as a form of punishment (ears were also) for crimes or in battle. From the text Sushruta Samhita, the Hindu surgeon Sushruta describes transferring Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty for the Witch’s Nose Deformity

Background: Noses have an incredible variety of shapes and are the most diverse and complex structural feature of the face. With over a dozen different anatomic facets to them, it is no wonder how different one’s nose is from another. But despite this structural diversity, there are several features of a nose that are Read More…

Case Study: Rib Grafting for the Saddle Nose Deformity

Background: The dorsal line of the nose, often referred to as the bridge, looks best in most people when it is straight from the top of the nose down to the tip. Disruptions of a straight dorsal line is one of the most common reasons people seek rhinoplasty, usually because a hump exists creating Read More…

Case Study: The High Radix Rhinoplasty

Background: Rhinoplasty involves potential manipulation of all components of the nose. One of the most common areas of change is of the hump or bump on the nose. While frequently though of as just, the nasal hump is actually a combination of bone and cartilage and the highest peak of the hump often represents Read More…

The Use of Synthetic Implants In Rhinoplasty

The need for augmentation and support in rhinoplasty is common. Whether it is building up the dorsum, adding supporting to the columella or reconstructing the middle vault with spreader grafts, adding volume is a common cosmetic and reconstructive need. The need for volume is most magnified in many ethnic rhinoplasties where an entire dorso-columellar Read More…

Implant Materials for Dorsal Augmentation Rhinoplasty

The use of implants in aesthetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty is unavoidable in many cases. The term ‘implant’ can be interpreted several ways. Most commonly it is perceived as being composed of a synthetic material. The term ‘graft’ implies that it is a naturally harvested material. But both synthetic materials and bone and cartilage grafts Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Breathe Right Strips and Rhinoplasty

Most everyone has heard of the over-the counter product, Breathe Right Nasal Strips. From people who have trouble breathing during the day or at night or to professional athletes striving to improve their performance, these externally nasal strips are obvious when used. These simple strips have been shown to open the nose behind the nostrils Read More…

The Role of the Radix in Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty surgery can change many structural elements of one’s nose. With nearly twenty different cartilage, bone and soft tissue components of the nose, a great diversity of nasal changes is possible. With so many contributing elements, it can be difficult at times to predict how changing one nasal area will affect how others will Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Anatomy of a Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty is well known as being one of the most difficult and challenging of all plastic surgery operations. The obvious reason is that the nose is the most prominent feature on just about anyone’s face and it is easily judged and critiqued. While this is certainly true, it is not the only reason that good Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Rhinoplasty Name

Surgery of the nose has long been known as a rhinoplasty. Nose reshaping is one of the oldest forms of plastic surgery dating back at least two thousand years ago. It is not clear when nose reshaping acquired its rhinoplasty name, but books that date back hundreds of years use the term. Rhinoplasty, however, has Read More…