Rhinoplasty: The Experts' Reference

Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Discuss desired preoperative aesthetic and functional assessment of the postsurgical nose with rhinoplasty patients. 2. Identify factors that have the potential to affect procedural outcomes. 3. Develop an operative plan to address aesthetic goals while preserving/improving nasal airway function. 4. Recognize ...

Hybrid rhinoplasty: beyond the dichotomy of rhinoplasty techniques

Although rhinoplasty and the development of facial aesthetic criteria can be traced to several millennia, contemporary techniques have passed through a rapid evolutionary process in the past century (1) (2). Although understanding human anatomy and the consequences of surgical excision occupied the minds of the founders of rhinoplasty, the process moved towards preservation of supporting struct...

Rhinoplasty in the elderly

Both functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty in the elderly require a different surgical approach due to the morphological and structural changes of the nose that are connected to the aging process. Such processes determine changes of all anatomical structures that form the aesthetic-functional unit. In particular thinning of the skin envelope becomes apparent with pores dilatation and increased se...

Functional rhinoplasty.

The complete rhinoplasty surgeon must possess an understanding of functional nasal airway obstruction. An increasingly sophisticated grasp of the pathophysiology of fixed nasal obstruction has led surgeons to develop and refine surgical techniques aimed toward alleviating nasal valve insufficiency. This article reviews an assortment of techniques within nasal valve surgery, highlighting the und...