Rhinoplasty and the aesthetic of the smile.
The resection of the columella and nasal depressor muscles is a simple operation to perform and one which allows an improvement in the facial physiognomy of many patients. This operation can be done alone or in conjunction with the classic rhinoplasty, thus achieving an improvement in the aesthetics of the smile. It has also been proved, contrary to common belief, that the action of these muscles has no connection with physiological breathing mechanisms.
de Benito
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J
Centro de Circugia Estetica, Barcelona, Spain.
Fernandez Sanza
I
I
D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012904:Smiling