A 49-year-old healthy white male presented to our clinic with the chief complaint of nasal congestion on inhalation and dissatisfaction with the appearance of his nose. He stated that he had ‘‘Voldemort Deformity’’ due to his slit-like nostril appearance, mimicking the villain, Lord Voldemort, in the Harry Potter series. History revealed prior cocaine abuse in the distant past. Physical exam de...

BACKGROUND Lower lateral crural deformities are common problems in rhinoplasty. The shape and position of the lower lateral crura directly influence the alar contour and external valve function. This study reviews an extensive experience with the lower lateral crural turnover flap, which represents a versatile and reproducible technique for correction of lower lateral crural deformities and imp...

Nasal tip surgery has become significantly more complex since the introduction of tip grafting and the many suture designs that followed the resurgence of open rhinoplasty. Independent of the surgeon's technical approach, however, is the need to identify the critical anatomical characteristics that will make nasal tip surgery successful. It is the author's contention that only two such features...

BACKGROUND Asians with short nose lack the cartilage needed to extend the length of the nose. A rhinoplasty technique using lower lateral cartilage (LLC) repositioning and ear cartilage grafting allows for sufficient nasal lengthening and nasal tip mobility in the correction of short nose in Asians. METHODS Short nose was classified into 3 subtypes: type I, II, or III. During LLC repositionin...

The pathology of "nasal tip complex" remains as a problem to be solved in unilateral cleft lip nose deformity wherein open rhinoplasty and cartilage grafts are used frequently. For this reason, the research for the treatment of cleft-side tip projection lost and ala depression still continues. Our technique is to put the cartilage graft at posterior dome area after the release of cleft-side ala...

Dallas, Texas Background: Projection of the nasal tip is a complex problem that often mandates attention during rhinoplasty. Occasionally, the goal is to decrease tip projection. Most published solutions to this problem involve division or manipulation of the lower lateral cartilages, although objective data on the efficacy of these techniques are limited. This study reviews a series of rhinopl...