The Benefits of Rhinoplasty Surgery
A news story from today from the LA times reports that a former Nickelodean star, Amanda Bynes, had admitted to having a rhinoplasty and is very pleased with the results. The purpose of the story is...
View ArticleCase Study: Rhinoplasty for the Boxy Tip
Background: The shape of the nose is determined almost exclusively by the size and shape of the underlying framework support of bone and cartilages. The greatest anatomic influence of structure is...
View ArticleCase Study: Rhinoplasty Reduction of the Long Overprojected Nose
Background: The nose presents a very wide array of problems for reshaping by rhinoplasty surgery. There are nearly a dozen different pieces of anatomy to the nose and how they arranged and their size...
View ArticleProfileplasty by Rhinoplasty and Sliding Genioplasty
While one does not see their face in a profile view naturally (only in pictures), the world sees your face in three-quarter view or in profile. Thus the perception of one’s own facial profile is...
View ArticleThe Risk of Revisional Surgery in Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is well known to be a challenging aesthetic facial procedure. The interactions of the numerous nasal parts and the healing process do not always make for a completely predictable result....
View ArticleThe Role of the Chin in Profileplasty
It is very common that multiple procedures are done on the face at the same time. Whether it be for anti-aging effects or for reshaping a face, combinations of procedures produce more profound...
View ArticleInjectable Fillers for Rhinoplasty Contour Deformities
Rhinoplasty is a well known reshaping operation of the nose with a long history and a large number of techniques to accomplish these changes. Despite the many rhinoplasty techniques and a lot of...
View ArticleAlar Base Reduction (Nostril Narrowing) In Rhinoplasty
Reduction of wide or flaring nostrils is often done as part of a rhinoplasty and occasionally as a stand alone nose reshaping procedure. When done as part of a rhinoplasty, it is always done as the...
View ArticleDepressor Septi Muscle Surgery To Prevent Smiling Nose and Lip Deformities
The nose is often perceived as a static structure on the face. But this is really only true for the upper part of the nose which is solid fixed bone. The bottom third, or the tip, is unfixed...
View ArticleNasal Surgery in Children and Young Teens
Nasal surgery has traditionally been a procedure that has been reserved for later teenagers and adults when the development of the nose is complete. Since the septum of the nose is the main driving...
View ArticleCase Study: Rhinoplasty for the Crooked Nose
Background: Combination internal nasal surgery to improve breathing and external nasal reshaping is commonly done. Technically this is known as a septorhinoplasty procedure. While the two nasal...
View ArticleDiced Cartilage Graft Rhinoplasty Wrappings
Cartilage grafting to the nose for significant dorsal augmentation almost always requires a rib graft for the volume needed. A rib graft provides ample amounts of graft material to augment the nose...
View ArticleCartilage Graft and Implant Techniques in Asian Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty of the Asian nose requires almost completely different techniques than that of the Caucasian nose. In the Caucasian nose it is usually about reduction and rearrangement of structures,...
View ArticleEngineered Cartilage for Nasal Reconstruction
Cartilage very often needs to be harvested in rhinoplasty and ear reconstructive surgeries. Even in elective aesthetic rhinoplasty, the use of cartilage grafting is quite frequent. While the septum...
View ArticleEffect of Depressor Septi Muscle Resection on Upper Lip Length
The nose can have many shapes and they are most commonly perceived from a static standpoint. Since the nose is usually thought of as having a stable shape, it is not often seen as having a change in...
View ArticleThe PDS Plate in Septorhinoplasty Surgery
One of the hardest nasal problems to correct in rhinoplasty is the deviated or twisted nose. A major contributor to an asymmetric external nose is the septum, the ‘tentpole’ of support for the...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery Case Study: Teen Rhinoplasty
Background: Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery operations in teenagers. While the basics techniques of nasal reshaping in teen rhinoplasty are no different than that in adults,...
View ArticleCautionary Use of Injectable Fillers in the Nose (Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty)
The search for a less invasive way to change the shape of one’s nose has only more recently been possible through the use of injectable fillers. Their use in the nose has been labeled as an...
View ArticleNasal Tip Rotation and Projection in Rhinoplasty
While there are many changes to the nose that can be done in rhinoplasty, one of the most significant and sought after is tip rotation. While tip position is very relevant to both genders, elevating...
View ArticleCase Study: Revision Rhinoplasty for the Under Rotated Nose
Background: Rhinoplasty can create a diverse number of nose shape changes. One of the most commonly requested nose changes, particularly amongst women, is to have more tip rotation. (not hang so low)...
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