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Beverly Hills Open Rhinoplasty
By admin | September 24, 2009
Beverly Hills Open Rhinoplasty
The term open rhinoplasty refers to an operative technique whereby a single external incision is made to facilitate the exposure and visualization of the structures to be altered in cosmetic plastic surgery of the nose.
Think of it as opening the hood of your car to work on the engine. The incision is a horizontal incision made across the columella, which is the external vertical partition that separates the two nostrils. This incision links up with typical incisions made within the nostril that are used in the closed rhinoplasty or alternative and classic technique.
Many surgeons prefer the open rhinoplasty because they have ease of operative techniques. The bare cartilages of the tip and middle third of the nose are admittedly more easily made available for whatever changes will be made. Now, there are some issues that need to be considered. The swelling and bruising will be a bit more obvious and last longer. There is introduction of some additional risk with respect to healing. Should an infection occur in the tip of the nose, the tissues are rendered a bit more susceptible because of the multiple incisions. Generally, fewer incisions are preferable in any and all operations since each incision can interfere with blood supply and therefore lessen resistance to infection.
The incision does heal nicely, although, in some people, it can be obvious.
I think the most important reason to use the open rhinoplasty technique and to accept the possible visibility of the incision and the additional risks are that there are some noses where there are major asymmetries such as cleft lip and palate noses, where indeed it is easier to restore symmetry when one has more exposure, and will be doing a lot of “add on”, such as transplanting or grafting cartilage to the tip.
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