Wide-Open Dorsal Approach Rhinoplasty for Droopy Noses

Ozturan O., OZUCER B., AKSOY F., TUGRUL S.

AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.39, no.1, pp.25-35, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00266-014-0427-y
  • Journal Name: AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.25-35
  • Keywords: Rhinoplasty, Excision rhinoplasty, External approach, Droopy noses, Nasolabial angle, Ptotic tip, Thick skin, SUPRATIP DEFORMITY, SKIN EXCISION, AGING NOSE, VALIDATION, MANAGEMENT, SCALE
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Because rhinoplastic surgery predominantly deals with the osseocartilaginous skeleton, droopy noses with thick skin remain a problem to be solved. In these noses, neglecting excess skin can impair long-lasting and complete correction of the nasal deformity. As these noses already require redundant dorsal skin resection, surgical manipulations can be executed entirely through the dorsal skin excision window instead of the transcolumellar approach.