Monobloc correction of external nasal deviations.
Nine patients (7 men, 2 women) with external nasal deviation underwent corrective procedures using a monobloc nasal osteotomy technique. The deformities ranged from mild to severe. Eight patients had post-traumatic deviations, whereas 1 had a unilateral cleft nasal deformity. For this monobloc technique, osteotomies were performed at unequal levels to correct the height difference, no periosteal undermining was performed, and septal dissection was undertaken only after monobloc repositioning. There was no need for grafts or microplate fixation. Minimum follow-up was 8 months. All patients had improvement in their external deviation, 1 patient was mildly undercorrected, and only 1 patient (cleft nasal) required a radical submucosal resection.
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212.
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Barone
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Argamaso
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Sterman
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Pelham
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Strauch
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*