title: Reducing complications in rhinoplasty.
abstract: The dedicated rhinoplasty surgeon continues to acquire throughout his or her career an increasingly detailed understanding of the anatomy and the problems that occur related to rhinoplasty and a growing armamentarium of techniques to achieve improvement or correction. This article out-lines the authors' approach and discusses selected technical problems and approaches to reducing their occurrence. Focusing on the two essential goals-making the patient happy and making this the patient's only nasal surgery-primary rhinoplasty can be a uniquely rewarding experience for the patient and the surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. drbecker@therhinoplastycenter.com
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Samuel S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed