title: Various uses of the septum in rhinoplasty.
abstract: The nasal septum can be used with impunity to assist in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty if an L-shaped bridge with anterior prow is preserved or constructed to maintain normal support to the nose. The septum can serve, of course, as a reservoir of cartilage grafts. Under special conditions, it can spare mucosal and chondromucosal or even osteochondromucosal flaps to aid in the supply of lining and support in reconstructions. The L-shaped septal chondromucosal flap has been found of value in total distal reconstructions and is now offered as a possible adjunct in the correction of certain intact but congenitally flat and/or short noses.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Centre, Miami, Fla. 33125.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Millard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*