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Nasal Dorsal Augmentation Using Implant and Autogenous Tissues
Low nasal dorsum is one of the common features of East Asian noses. Because of this, nasal dorsal augmentation is the most frequently performed procedure in Asian rhinoplasty. Implants continue to be popular f...
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Secondary Rhinoplasty (2): Mid-vault Correction
Dorsal irregularity (residual hump and depressed dorsum), open roof deformity and inverted-V deformity are frequent complications after dorsal hump reduction, and saddle nose deformity is major complication af...
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Multilayered Costal Cartilage Graft for Nasal Dorsal Augmentation
Nasal dorsal augmentation is one of the most commonly performed rhinoplasty procedures in Asia. We describe our experience with multilayered costal cartilage grafting (MCG) for dorsal augmentation in Asian pat...
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A Novel Technique of Asian Tip Plasty: Rein-Shaped Columellar Strut Graft
The columellar strut graft is one of the most commonly used invisible grafts in tip plasty techniques for nasal tip projection. However, the columellar strut graft induces cephalic rotation of the dome with na...
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Short-Nose Correction
While short-nose correction remains a difficult and challenging area, it has also been one subdiscipline which has seen drastic advancements within Asian rhinoplasty.
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Correction of Nostril and Alar Base
The ideal outline of alar rims and columella should resemble a seagull in flight (Fig. 14.1). From basal view, ideal shape of the nostril is oval shape. The outline of nasal base should resemble an equilateral...
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Incision, Approach, and Perioperative Medications and Instructions
An incision is an opening made in the skin or mucosa that provides the operator an access to certain bony and cartilage structures of the nose. An approach is a surgical method performed to arrive at or expose a ...
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Alloplastic Implants and Allograft Materials in Asian Rhinoplasty
Several alloplastic and allograft materials are used in Asian rhinoplasty. Although they are often regarded to have higher chance of complications (infection and rejection) compared to the autogenous tissues, ...
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Complications of the Rhinoplasty
This chapter discusses several possible complications of rhinoplasty.
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Preoperative Evaluation for Rhinoplasty
A thorough, comprehensive preoperative consultation and planning consists of the following steps:
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The initial interview with patient to identif...
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Dorsal Augmentation Using the Implants
Low nasal dorsum is an extremely common feature for Asian nose (Fig. 6.1). Because of this, dorsal augmentation is one of the most frequently performed procedures in Asian rhinoplasty.
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Mid-Vault Surgery: Hump Reduction and Osteotomy
The vast majority of mid-vault surgeries consist of hump reduction and osteotomy. The frequency of hump nose reduction has been increasing among Asian patients, for whom the operation varies significantly rela...
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Optimal Tip Projection in Asian Noses
The importance of effective tip projection cannot be emphasized enough for the Asian nose with low and short nasal tip. Tip plasty in Asian patients is not limited to projection but also requires consideration...
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Secondary Rhinoplasty
Compared to other fields of aesthetic surgery, aesthetic rhinoplasty consists of a wide variety of operative techniques as well as implant materials and graft types. As such, the wide spectrum of outcomes can ...
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Surgical Anatomy and Physiology of the Nose
As a three-dimensional structure, the nose is not only a central component of facial aesthetics but also a vital functional organ that facilitates respiration and olfaction. The external appearance and anatomi...
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Dorsal Augmentation Using Autogenous Tissue
Unlike Western nations, the material most commonly used for dorsal augmentation in aesthetic plastic surgery clinics in Asia still is an implant. The reason is that an implant not only provides a further defin...
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Nasal Tip Plasty: Suture Techniques and Cartilage Grafts
Across the wide spectrum of subdisciplines within rhinoplasty, nasal tip plasty is one area in which a great variety of techniques have successfully been developed to improve the overall outcome from rhinoplas...
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Tip-Reduction Surgery: Bulbous Tip Correction and Long-Nose Correction
The appearance of nasal tip is determined by tip height, length, rotation, and tissue volume. This chapter addresses excess volume of the tip (bulbous tip) and excess length of the tip (long nose).
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Correction of Alar-Columellar Disproportion
In the past, the alar-columellar complex has received relatively little attention from Asian rhinoplasty surgeons. More recently, increasing number of patients have voiced desire to correct primary alar-colume...
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Deviated Nose Correction and Functional Rhinoplasty
Deviated nose refers to the displacement of nose from the vertical midline of the face and is also called crooked nose. In addition to the aesthetic problem, it can lead to functional problems including nasal ...
