Journal archive · Preservation rhinoplasty · Dorsum and hump · History, education and training · 2021
History of Dorsal Preservation Surgery: Seeking Our Historical Godfather(s) for the "Push Down" and "Let Down" Operations
Kern EB.
In the archive as a landmark paper: the core sweep runs 2011–2026, and this one is here because the history of rhinoplasty rests on it · cited on history of rhinoplasty, pioneers.
From the abstract
“There are 2 approaches for lowering the osseocartilaginous nasal dorsum. The most frequently used method includes resection of the osseocartilaginous nasal dorsum. The second method is based on preservation of the osseocartilaginous nasal dorsum. The concept of dorsal preservation surgery is to preserve, not resect,…”
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What the rhinoplasty literature says on this paper's topics, cited line by line to PubMed.
Preservation rhinoplasty
Preservation rhinoplasty lowers the hump by taking cartilage and bone out from underneath and letting the roof of the nose settle, instead of cutting the roof off and rebuilding it.
Dorsum and hump
The hump is the commonest reason people ask for rhinoplasty and the step that decides most of what follows: take the roof off and the middle vault has to be rebuilt, keep the roof and it may push its way back up.
History, education and training
Rhinoplasty is the oldest operation in plastic surgery and one of the hardest to teach: the technique reaches a trainee through a fellowship year, a meeting, a video and, increasingly, a printed model, because the traditional apprenticeship gives most residents almost no hands-on time.
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