Push down technique with ostectomy.

[PURPOSE] Rhinoplasty is one of the most commonly performed aesthetic surgeries among patients who are admitted to plastic surgeons. Recent research has focused on dorsal preservation in hump reduction and consequently dorsal preservation techniques have become more popular. The current study aimed to revise the push down technique by adding ostectomy.

[PATIENTS AND METHODS] In the present retrospective study, data from patients who underwent rhinoplasty to fix a nasal hump were assessed. All patients were administered the push down technique with ostectomy. Following these inclusion and exclusion criteria, the records of 52 patients were assessed (45 females and 7 males). The median age of the patients was 22.2 years. Patients were evaluated using the "Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation" (ROE) questionnaire both before surgery and 12 months after surgery. The follow-up period ranged between 13 and 21 months (median of 15.1 months).

[RESULTS] Patients were evaluated before surgery and after one year of surgery by the ROE scale. The median of the ROE score before surgery was 63.4. The median score after one year of surgery was 91.6. Thus, the ROE score significantly increased 12 months after surgery (P<0.001).

[CONCLUSIONS] This study was the first to demonstrate the benefits of performing the push down technique with ostectomy in terms of obtaining a wider nasal cavity. In addition, it can be assumed that the disadvantage of using the push down technique can be overcome with ostectomy.