OBJECTIVE To compare patients' goals in aesthetic rhinoplasty with aesthetic ideals by analyzing changes requested through computer imaging during the initial consultation. METHODS The frontal and lateral views of 20 consecutive female rhinoplasty patients were analyzed retrospectively before and after using image manipulation software. Indexes from the frontal view included the ratio of alar...

BACKGROUND Autologous native cartilage from the nasal septum, ear, or rib is the standard material for surgical reconstruction of the nasal alar lobule after two-layer excision of non-melanoma skin cancer. We assessed whether engineered autologous cartilage grafts allow safe and functional alar lobule restoration. METHODS In a first-in-human trial, we recruited five patients at the University...

Nasal widening is commonly associated to maxillary osteotomies, but it is only partially dependent on the amount of skeletal movement. Techniques for controlling lateralization of the ala, including the alar base cinch technique, originally described by Millard, have been well reported by Collins and Epker and later modified by others. In this article, authors report the effect of a new alar ci...

M oday, Sptem er 6, 2016 study, the authors introduce the utilization of alar pinning with the external halo distractor for maxillary advancement, in place of an oral splint. Fixation sites within the alar crease allow for maxillary advancement while minimizing the visibility of pin site scars. They also eliminate the need for a custom-made oral splint, which prevents the patient from using the...

During a routine dissection a superficial artery was observed coursing subcutaneously at the anterior border of the axillary base towards the thoracic wall and bilaterally at the lower border of the pectoralis major muscle. On the right side it originated from the 3rd part of the axillary artery but on the opposite side the origin was from the first centimetre of a left radial artery originatin...

Unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity is characterized by prominent asymmetry resulting from distorted and displaced structures. Primary correction of the nasal deformity at the same time of lip repair has gained popularity, aiming at early restoration of the symmetry by lifting the alar cartilage and lengthening the columella on the cleft side. Postoperative relapse is a frequent finding due to...

LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the epidemiology of skin cancer in a patient with preexisting skin cancer. 2. Understand the indications for the use of a nasolabial flap and nonanatomic alar strut graft. 3. Describe the blood supply to the nasolabial flap. The goals of reconstructing deformities of the face acquired secondary to ...

Background In the human ear and nose, cartilage plays a key role in establishing its form and function. Interestingly, there is a noticeable paucity on biochemical, structural, and mechanical studies focused on facial cartilage. Such studies are needed to provide elementary knowledge that is fundamental to tissue engineering of cartilage. Therefore, in this study, a comparison is made of the bi...