Rhinoplasty Considerations in the Ethnic Patient Using a Case-Based Approach: The Latino Patient

Today, primary rhinoplasty in Latino patients is tailored based on a targeted approach depending on the individual patient's needs and desires. The goal always is to achieve stable long-term results. This article presents 2 types of patients undergoing primary rhinoplasty: a patient with a small hump or "pseudo" osteocartilaginous hump that was treated using a hybrid approach (surface dorsal preservation technique) and a patient with a low nasal dorsum that was augmented using a diced cartilage glue graft. In both cases the nasal tips had poor structure and flimsy support and were treated using different structural grafting techniques.