10.1055/b-0035-121694 16 Complexity of Events The nose is a complex of anatomic structural elements invested by a fibroaponeurotic sheath (the superficial musculoaponeurotic system, SMAS), which binds the elements together and…
10.1055/b-0035-121690 12 Lateral Osteotomies In 1898, Jacques Joseph described his technique for performing a lateral osteotomy with a saw. Later, in the 1920s, chisels and osteotomes became the instruments of…
10.1055/b-0035-121687 9 Evaluation and Analysis 9.1 Visual Inspection Visual inspection of the patient is done to evaluate the face and external nose. Questions of overall assessment are paramount: Are there…
10.1055/b-0035-121679 1 Revision Rhinoplasty—An Introduction The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or…
10.1055/b-0035-121689 11 Principles of Nasal Implantology The successful transplantation of autologous or allogeneic cartilage tissue is influenced by the following factors 1 , 2 : The type of cartilage tissue…
10.1055/b-0035-121688 10 Tissue Replacement in the Nose Three main types of graft material are used in revision rhinoplasties: autologous grafts, allografts, and alloplastic implants. 1 Autologous grafts are always preferred….
10.1055/b-0035-121686 8 The Nose As an Aerodynamic Body 8.1 The Physics of the Nose and the Patient′s Subjective Complaints The nose shares several aerodynamic properties in common with a turbine…
10.1055/b-0035-121685 7 Identity and Aesthetics: Ethnic Aspects of Rhinoplasty 7.1 The Mainstream and the Individual Where different cultures, religions, and ethnic groups converge in the metropolitan regions of the world,…
10.1055/b-0035-121683 5 Reference Points in Aesthetic Facial Surgery: Part Mathematics, Part Intuition 5.1 Taking Stock: The Goals of Revision Surgery The first impression is always an outward one. We perceive…
10.1055/b-0035-121684 6 Septorhinoplasty in Different Age Groups Besides the result of the previous operation and the skin and connective-tissue type, the age of the rhinoplasty candidate also has a significant…
