Acquired nasal deformities in fighter pilots.
Fighter pilots may develop slowly progressive deformities of their noses during their flying careers. The spectrum of deformities that may be acquired ranges from soft tissue to osseous changes. The main cause is the varying pressure exerted by the oxygen mask on the skin and bony pyramid of the nose during flying.
Schreinemakers
Joyce R C
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Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and hand surgery, University Medical Center (G04.122), Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 Utrecht CX, Netherlands.
van Amerongen
Pieter
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Kon
Moshe
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D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty