title: Management and aesthetic results of support grafts in saddle nose surgery.
abstract: To define the surgical management and long-term aesthetic results of patients undergoing rhinoplasty with support graft for saddle nose, 147 patients have been included in this retrospective study. One hundred forty-four autogenous grafts (bone or cartilage) and three processed irradiated bovine cartilage grafts have been used during the period 1980-1997. Two approaches have been employed: open rhinoplasty and endonasal approach. Most of cases have been treated with bony grafts (116 bone graft versus 26 cartilage grafts). Global follow-up after surgery for long-term aesthetic study was 8.5 years. Among the different autogenous that have been used in our series, the calvarial bone had the most interesting results in terms of resorption. In patients with important saddle nose deformity, we recommend calvarial bone as a material of choice for dorsonasal reconstruction. It provides excellent and natural long-term feel to the nasal complex.
authors.affiliation: Service du Pr. Thomassin, Fédération ORL, CHU La Timone, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thomassin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Richard-Vitton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D019737:Transplants