Surgery of the nasal dorsum.
Careful pre-operative planning is required before the nasal dorsum is changed in profile or width. The highlights of assessment are discussed together with a description of how the surgery should be performed. The advantages of using the external approach to the nasal dorsum are stressed.
D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*