Menger DJ

The infratip strut graft (ISG) is a trapezoid-shaped graft for the infratip area. The graft is used in combination with tongue-in-groove (TIG). The combination ISG-TIG is indicated in patients with weak lower lateral cartilages or a heavy s…

Rhinoplasty modifies the nasal pyramid, thereby also modifying the nasal airway. To correlate the sensation of nasal breathing, as measured by patient-reported outcome measures, and nasal airflow, as assessed by peak nasal inspiratory flow…

Nasal surgery can be carried out safely in the younger patient. In cases of trauma, it is recommended that corrective surgery be carried out in a short time frame before scar contracture, aberrant remodeling, and malunion of structures occu…

[OBJECTIVES]  Our objective was to investigate changes in specific generic health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) domains achieved by rhinoplasty, to investigate whether modifications of somatic-, psychologic-, and social-related HRQoL doma…

[OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this investigation is to compare the functional effect of the different surgical techniques used for addressing each section of the nose. [METHODS] Prospective study of 57 consecutive rhinoplasty patients. Patien…

Even in the most difficult clinical scenario of reconstructive rhinoplasty, a solid fixation of the nasal L-strut is possible. Fixation by using titanium microplates screwed to the facial skull has proved to be stable two years after surger…

In addition to its mucosal pathology, sarcoidosis of the nose may cause a range of skin abnormalities and destruction of the osteocartilaginous structures of the nose. Clinical presentation can mimic other diseases and a biopsy is often nec…

[BACKGROUND] Improving the shape and contour of the nasal tip is a major goal in rhinoplasty. Extreme bulbosity and parenthesis deformity of the nasal tip are both frequently encountered. However, the underlying anatomical features that cau…

In rhinoplasty, osteotomies are performed to manipulate the bony nasal vault to improve the function and/or the aesthetics of the nose. This article provides an overview of the instruments used for osteotomies, as well as the indications an…

[BACKGROUND] Patients who have granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, syn. M. Wegener) often develop an external nose deformity which may have devastating psychological effects. Therefore, reconstruction of nasal deformities by rhinoplasty …

The twisted nose is a challenging procedure in rhinoplasty. The goal of surgery is to realign the nasal skeleton to create symmetry in the face and restore nasal patency. Key in the surgical procedure is that all structures of the nasal ske…

The stigma of nasal deformity due to a congenital cleft lip-palate has an undeniable influence on the affected patient's life. It is therefore of interest to investigate if efforts to reduce esthetic and functional impairments by rhinoplast…

[UNLABELLED] The injectable filler in rhinoplasty: not a complication-free alternative. [PROBLEM] Non-surgical or "filler" rhinoplasty seems an attractive tool to fine-tune the aesthetic results of surgery; its use as a primary technique i…

By virtue of being a (primarily) aesthetic rather than a functional procedure, rhinoplasty is unique among rhinological operations. As such, it raises moral, philosophical and social issues that no other procedure does. The preoperative ass…