Functional and cosmetic reconstruction of the crooked nose.
The merits of septorhinoplasty, performed as a one-stage procedure of alleviate obstruction and improve the cosmetic appearance of a deformed nose, are described. The 2492 patients treated in an 8-year period attest to the frequency with which this defect presents in the community. An 80% improvement rate was achieved with the acquisition of skill, and no major defect was caused by the conservative methods employed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*