Strategies for the Previously Operated Septum

Liu DH, Hamilton GS 3rd, Wong BJF.

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 extracorporeal septoplasty.

PubMed 42091322 Publisher (DOI)

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“In a standard septoplasty, most of the quadrangular cartilage is resected while preserving an L-strut to maintain structure of the nose. Deviation may recur due to contractile forces causing flexure or torsion of the L-strut, which may be reduced by modifying the shape of the L-strut chondrotomy. Alternatively,…”

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Citation

PubMed

42091322

DOI

10.1016/j.fsc.2026.01.002

Journal

Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

Year

2026

Authors

3

Type

Journal Article, Review

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Septum, valve and airway

Every rhinoplasty is a breathing operation whether it intends to be or not: the septum holds the nose up as well as dividing it, and the narrowest part of the whole airway is the internal valve the surgeon is standing over.

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