Background: The external rhinoplasty approach is one of the methods in nasal surgery. The external approach can be advantageous by offering better exposure to a small surgical field. This approach allows the surgeon to better diagnose the deformity through inspection, to better execute certain maneuvers, and to teach and learn the operation with greater ease. A conspicuous columellar scar is re...

The aim of this study was to assess the dimensions of the septal cartilage available for grafting in patients undergoing open rhinoplasty and analyze whether the size of the external nose might be a useful indicator of the size and amount of harvestable septal cartilage. A prospective study was conducted on 55 Korean rhinoplasties. Intraoperative measurement of the harvested septal cartilage wi...

(200 Words) Objectives: To determine the number of Saudi adults who want to undergo rhinoplasty, to assess their level of awareness and to evaluate their nose shape preference. Design: Cross-sectional study. The sample was selected randomly during October 2014. Setting: the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a cluster sampling of Riyadh malls Subjects: 545 Saudi adults were included Intervention...

BACKGROUND One of the most common cosmetic surgeries is rhinoplasty. Iran has the highest rate of rhinoplasty, worldwide. The aim of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics of patients' undergone rhinoplasty during two-time-period with a 10-year-interval in a single surgical center in Isfahan, Iran. METHODS In a retrospective study, data of the patients who were scheduled fo...

Shaping the nasal tip is one of the most complex and challenging components of rhinoplasty surgery. There has been a gradual progression away from cartilage splitting and morselization techniques tomore conservativemethods that rely on suturing or structural grafting to reshape and reinforce native tissue geometry. In parallel with these changes and the broad adoption of the open structure rhin...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to review our favorable experience in performing rhinoplasty in aging patients. METHODS All patients aged 65 years or greater who underwent rhinoplasty, either esthetic or functional, by the senior author (Y.D.) from August 1997 to July 2005 with a minimum follow up of 1 year were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS A total of 51 patients met the inclu...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Nasal skin thickness has an important role in aesthetic results of rhinoplasty. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term results of tip and supratip skin defatting technique in rhinoplasty subjects using ultrasonography. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized, case-control study. METHODS Among 111 rhinoplasty cases referred to a university hospital between Feb...

Rhinoplasty is the most common facial plastic procedure practiced today. Since thenose is the central andmost prominent part of the face, the reasons for the popularity of this operation should be obvious. However, the major part of the credit for the acceptance of this operation by the public is due to the pioneer, dedicated surgeons who have contributed a great number of technical innovations...