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Nasal valve surgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21404160     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nasal obstruction can be due to internal and external valve problems that can be seen before and after rhinoplasty. The main scope of this article is to concentrate on surgical solutions to these problems. To overcome nasal obstruction at the internal valve, spreader grafts, spreader flaps, upper lateral splay graft, butterfly graft, flaring suture, M-plasty, Z-plasty, and suspension sutures have been described. The management of the external valve problems is possible by using lateral crural dissection and repositioning, lateral crural strut grafts, alar battens, lateral crural turn-in flap, alar rim grafts, and various other methods. It is not easy to decide which techniques would work best in every case. After a thorough examination and analysis, the underlying cause of the nasal obstruction can be understood, and one or multiple procedures can be chosen according to each individual problem.
Authors:
Fazil Apaydin
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-03-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Facial plastic surgery : FPS     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1098-8793     ISO Abbreviation:  Facial Plast Surg     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8405303     Medline TA:  Facial Plast Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  179-91     Citation Subset:  D    
Copyright Information:
© Thieme Medical Publishers.
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
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