Facial Scar Management
David B. Hom, MD, FACS, Editor Cutaneous scarring is an inevitable consequence following surgery and deeper dermal injuries. Scars on the face can be especially disconcerting to patients due to…
Advances in Technology for Functional Rhinoplasty
Advances in computer modeling and simulation technologies have the potential to provide facial plastic surgeons with information and tools that can aid in patient-specific surgical planning for rhinoplasty. Finite element…
Revision Functional Surgery
Reduction rhinoplasty techniques include maneuvers that weaken the nasal osseocartilaginous framework. The structurally compromised anatomy remaining after reductive surgery may be left with inadequate strength to withstand postoperative contractile forces….
Cleft Septorhinoplasty
Nasal deformity associated with typical cleft lip can cause aesthetic and functional issues that are difficult to address. The degree of secondary nasal deformity is based on the extent of…
The Saddle Deformity
This article presents a comprehensive review of past and present modalities in the surgical management of saddle nose deformities. Various surgical techniques, including allograft materials, are systematically reviewed. The senior…
Management of Pediatric Nasal Surgery (Rhinoplasty)
Nasal surgery in children, most often performed after trauma, can be performed safely in selected patients with articulate, deliberate, and conscientious operative plan. All nasal surgery in children seeks to…
Osteotomies Demystified
Osteotomies are critical techniques in rhinoplasty. There are a variety of approaches, trajectories, and tools used with no widely standardized classification or nomenclature. Percutaneous osteotomies are gaining in popularity, and…
Functional Rhinoplasty
Understanding nasal anatomy and physiology are the most important points for successful functional rhinoplasty. Anatomic structures playing major roles in nasal breathing functions include the septum, and internal and external…
The External Nasal Valve
The external nasal valve is a complex entity comprised of multiple structures and tissue types. As such, there is no single operation that can address all problems of the external…
The Inferior Turbinate in Rhinoplasty
There is controversy regarding optimum treatment of the hypertrophied inferior turbinate. Patients undergoing rhinoplasty will likely need treatment of bony hypertrophy as well as possibly soft tissue hypertrophy. Although inferior…
