taping after rhinoplasty for asian noses

Taping after Rhinoplasty for Asian Noses

Taping after Rhinoplasty for Asian Noses

Taping is considered the main support for newly modified structures of nose after rhinoplasty, long after other splints like thermoplastic or plaster casts have been removed a few days post op. Usually the patient is instructed to personally change the tapes after the first few sessions of being visited by the rhinosurgeon. Taping can potentially be harmful if applied and removed improperly. Ex...

Revision Rhinoplasty for Short Noses in the Asian Population.

IMPORTANCE Short nose, especially postoperative short nose in Asian patients, remains a challenging problem for plastic surgeons. OBJECTIVE To determine the outcomes of revision rhinoplasty of postoperative short noses in Asian patients. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We performed a retrospective medical record review of 41 Asian patients with postoperative short nose who underwent revis...

Revision rhinoplasty of Asian noses: analysis and treatment.

OBJECTIVE To analyze postrhinoplastic deformities in Asian noses and the differences between noses of white and Asian patients. For a successful revision rhinoplasty, one of the most difficult and unpredictable procedures in plastic surgery, an accurate diagnosis and analysis of error are needed. DESIGN A retrospective study of 84 revision rhinoplasties performed by the senior author (C.H.P.)...

Rhinoplasty for Middle Eastern noses.

BACKGROUND Rhinoplasty remains one of the most challenging operations, as exemplified in the Middle Eastern patient. The ill-defined, droopy tip, wide and high dorsum, and thick skin envelope mandate meticulous attention to preoperative evaluation and efficacious yet safe surgical maneuvers. The authors provide a systematic approach to evaluation and improvement of surgical outcomes in this pat...

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene as dorsal augmentation material in rhinoplasty on Southeast Asian noses: three-year experience.

OBJECTIVE To describe the outcomes of dorsal augmentation rhinoplasty with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) implants in Southeast Asian patients from the Philippines. METHODS Retrospective review of 1054 patients. RESULTS Of the 1054 patients, 90.61% were women and 9.39% were men. One thousand eight patients (95.64%) underwent primary rhinoplasty; 46 (4.36%), secondary or revision r...