Reducing complications in rhinoplasty.
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.
Becker
Daniel G
DG
Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. drbecker@therhinoplastycenter.com
Becker
Samuel S
SS
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