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Endoscopy-Assisted Single-Incision Technique to Harvest the Conchal Cartilage and Temporal Fascia Simultaneously by
Alper Mete Ugurlu1, Tolga Ersozlu, Salih Onur Basat
1*Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery †Department of Otolaryngology, Bandirma State Hospital , Head and Neck Surgery, Balikesir, Turkey ‡Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
Conchal cartilage and temporal fascia grafts are useful materials for secondary rhinoplasty cases. Generally, surgeons require to access autologous grafts fast and effortlessly. Harvesting 2 different types of graft, such as cartilage and fascia, however, are associated with limitations, such as additional surgery time, extra incisions, and postoperative additional distortions at the graft-host interface. The authors evolved a modified single incision that would harvest conchal cartilage and temporal fascia simultaneously by using 4 mm endoscope and 3 mm angled phaco slit knife.
