No funding support and authors have nothing to disclose Abstract Spreader grafts are harvested pieces of cartilage placed between the upper lateral cartilage and dorsal septum. In functional nasal valve surgery or cosmetic rhinoplasty placement of these grafts can be accomplished in an endonasal submucosal pocket created between the dorsal septum and the upper lateral… [Read More]
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Featured Techniques – Spreader Grafts
Abstract Spreader grafts are an essential tool in the armamentarium of the rhinoplasty surgeon. Spreader grafts provide support of the middle vault and widen the internal nasal valve, the narrowest portion of the nasal airway which contributes approximately half of the total airway resistance. Spreader grafts are frequently indicated in functional rhinoplasty and in revision… [Read More]
Surgical Treatment of Nasal Obstruction in Rhinoplasty
Abstract Often, rhinoplasty patients present not just for aesthetic correction, but for improvement of their nasal breathing due to functional abnormalities or problems. Because the aesthetic and functional problems must be addressed together, an understanding of both the internal and external anatomy is essential. In this article, the authors review the differential diagnosis of nasal… [Read More]