title: Surgical Treatment of the Twisted Nose.
abstract: The twisted nose is a challenging procedure in rhinoplasty. The goal of surgery is to realign the nasal skeleton to create symmetry in the face and restore nasal patency. Key in the surgical procedure is that all structures of the nasal skeleton be dissected free, mobilized, repositioned, and stabilized. Important surgical steps are intermediate osteotomies on the contralateral side of the deviation for the upper nasal third; for the mid nasal third, a unilateral spreader graft or splint on the nondeviated side, and for the lower nasal third, fixation of the caudal septum to the anterior nasal spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT/FPRS, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: D.J.Menger@Gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dirk Jan
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Menger
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D056888:Patient Positioning; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Crooked nose; Osteotomies; Realignment; Rhinoplasty; Septoplasty; Twisted nose