Journal archive · Dorsum and hump · Septum, valve and airway · 1998
Nasal osteotomy and airway changes
Guyuron B.
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 osteotomies.
From the abstract
“The purpose of this prospective investigation was to evaluate the factors involved in the constricting effect of nasal bone osteotomy on the nasal airway. Immediately before the osteotomy, observations were made and recorded in regard to both the position of the inferior turbinates and the length of the nasal bones.…”
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What the rhinoplasty literature says on this paper's topics, cited line by line to PubMed.
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.
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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