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[BACKGROUND] Revision neck lift is among the most technically demanding facial rejuvenation procedures and often addresses complex deformities related to aging, prior operations, or inadequate management of deep neck structures. Evidence re…

[INTRODUCTION] The use of let-down and push-down techniques has gained great popularity. In dorsal preservation rhinoplasty, down techniques are used to correct the dorsal hump with resections from the septum while preserving the anatomic i…

Fixation of quadrangular septal cartilage is a basic step in low-septal-resection dorsal preservation rhinoplasty. The most commonly used technique for this purpose is the fixation of the septum with a suture to the anterior nasal spine. Th…

A normal alar-columellar relationship is crucial for lower third finesse in rhinoplasty. Hanging columella is a common complaint in the alar-columellar relationship and membranous septum excision is frequently recommended for its correction…

[BACKGROUND] Dorsal preservation rhinoplasty maintains dorsum integrity while refining nasal aesthetics, but dorsal hump recurrence is a common limitation, especially after extensive reshaping. Electrocautery offers precise cartilage contou…

[BACKGROUND] Lower lateral cartilage reshaping is one of the basic steps in rhinoplasty. Hemitransdomal suture is frequently used for dome narrowing. Different suture materials can be used for hemitransdomal suture. In this study, we invest…

[BACKGROUND] Studies have described various surgical maneuvers in rhinoplasty to limit thickening from excessive scarring in the supratip region. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of three maneuvers-a simple suture, a U suture, …

[BACKGROUND] Upper eyelid retraction may develop due to various neurogenic, myogenic, and mechanistic causes. Although the development of lagophthalmus after rhinoplasty has been described in the literature, upper eyelid retraction after un…

[BACKGROUND] Supratip deformity is one of the most common complications after open rhinoplasty. This study aimed to define a new risk scoring system for supratip deformity and determine the distances that should be left between the tip defi…

[BACKGROUND] Supratip depression is a common complication after preservation rhinoplasty. [OBJECTIVES] This aim of this paper was to present a simple surgical maneuver to prevent supratip depression. [METHODS] Thirty-six patients who unde…

Fixation of the cartilaginous vault is an important maneuver in preservation rhinoplasty to reduce hump recurrences. This paper presents a cartilaginous vault fixation technique with a barbed suture. Forty-six patients who underwent closed-…

[BACKGROUND] Dorsal preservation rhinoplasty can also be applied in crooked nose cases. This article describes a lower lateral cartilage-based flap (lateral crural turn-up flap) used to correct cartilaginous nasal sidewall asymmetries. It w…

[BACKGROUND] Septal fixation is a basic step in low-septal-resection dorsal preservation rhinoplasty. Inadequate septal stabilization can lead to supratip depression or more severe saddle nose deformity. This paper presents a simple surgica…

[BACKGROUND] The use of fat obtained from ultrasound-assisted liposuction is popular. However, no study has considered the effect of different energy levels on fat grafts. [OBJECTIVES] We hypothesized that different ultrasonic energy level…

[BACKGROUND] The medial crura are almost always supported in tip surgery using columellar strut graft placement or tongue-in-groove suturing to the caudal septum. In this study, the authors present a modified tongue-in-groove (called "flexi…