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Endoscopic Septoplasty with Limited Two-line Resection: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Septal Deviation
Published on: June 20, 2018
Prevention of hanging columella in open rhinoplasty
Farhad Hafezi1, Bijan Naghibzadeh
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Motahary Burn and Reconstructive Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
In this article we discuss the anatomy of the nasal base and explain the causes of postoperative hanging columella, distinguishing this entity from similar deformities with which it can be confused. We suggest measures that could be helpful in preventing this deformity. We performed external-approach rhinoplasty with the dome suturing method in 82 consecutive patients (64 women and 18 men) from 17 to 44 years of age (mean age, 22 years). Comparative measurements of the alar-columellar complex were made before and after operation. Among the 48 patients with conventional tip suturing (38 women and 10 men), 19 true hanging columellae were detected. In the 34 patients with a modified dome approximation (26 women and 8 men), no more than 5 cases of true deformity were diagnosed.
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