New Rhinoplasty Instruments: Columella Scissors and Self-retaining Aufricht Retractor
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1 BackGROund Surgical instruments are essential helpers on the way to better results. As in the surgical procedure itself, also with the equipment, even small changes in details may make a big difference concerning handling, potentially affecting the outcome. Over many years of practicing rhinoplasty, the author has repeatedly asked the manufacturer to optimize the design of instruments, leading to modified or even new instruments, which made life in the operating room easier.1
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