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Rhinoplasty Long-Term Effects

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, 13(3)223-246 (2003)

Rhinoplasty

Daniel G. Becker, MD, FACS

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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ABSTRACT: Rhinoplasty—surgery to reshape the nose—is a common procedure for both cosmetic and functional requests. In this article, the author provides an overview of rhinoplasty, with special emphasis on the surgical anatomy and preoperative analysis of appearance. A review of some of the surgical techniques at the disposal of the rhinoplasty surgeon is also provided and illustrated with patient examples.

KEYWORDS: rhinoplasty, cosmetic, nasal obstruction, anatomy, nasal analysis, aesthetic ideal

Note: Table 1 and Figures 1-17 are reprinted with permission of Toriumi DM and Becker DG, Rhinoplasty Dissection Manual, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 1999.

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