title: Middle Eastern rhinoplasty: anatomy, aesthetics, and surgical planning.
abstract: Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty (MER) offers a challenging subset of nasal deformities. It has far greater variety in anatomical characteristics than previously thought and requires careful surgical planning. Critical techniques include the following; 1) reduce the specific component of the dorsal deformity, 2) use a balanced approach of augmentation and reduction whenever possible, 3) as reduction increases the need for spreader grafts increases, and 4) achieve tip shape with structural support and not excision.
authors.affiliation: Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery Institute, University of California Irvine, USA. rtkdaniel@aol.com
authors.forename: Rollin K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East / Q000208:ethnology; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult