Complication of a columellar strut in an edentulous patient.
The cartilaginous columellar strut is a well established, commonly used graft in rhinoplasty which provides support and stability to the nasal base. The risk of such a graft is related to grafts designs, whereby the posterior aspect can cause clicking with movement across the anterior nasal spine. We present an additional unusual complication of ill-fitting maxillary dentures in an edentulous patient, previously not reported in the literature. This unique complication should alert facial plastic surgeons to use additional caution when sculpting columellar grafts in edentulous patients in order to avoid potential post-operative complications in this specific patient population.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Sanaz
S
Harirchian
Kim P
KP
Murray
Jean Anderson
JA
Eloy
D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D003780:Denture Repair; D003778:Dentures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques