[Variants of plastic surgery of the external nose]

The operative procedure performed for marked deformity of the external nose includes the following stages: reestablishment of nasal breathing (submucosal resection of the nasal septum), plastic repair of the external nose (correction of scoliosis ny means of mobilization of the nasal bones, repair of the saddle nose using cartilage transplants). Rethy method allowed optimization of the operative procedure. A simple and reliable scheme of external nose immobilization is outlined.