The medial osteotomy should be used in cases of an extremely wide or deviated nose an iatrogenic open roof difficult to close with a lateral osteotomy an increased bony width above the infraorbital rim and in the presence of thicker nasal bones.
Osteotomy to close roof.
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Abstract lateral osteotomy is a particular step in rhinoplasty that aims to close an open roof deformity after hump reduction narrow the lateral walls of the nose and symmetrically align the nasal bony framework in cases with asymmetry.
The type of anesthesia will depend on what other surgery is being done with the osteotomy.
Lateral osteotomies are completed in either a low to low or low to high fashion.
Notwithstanding the optimal method of nasal osteotomy remains controversial as evidenced by the variety of approaches with no consensus between authors.
Complications of lateral osteotomy include.
We are going to focus on the osteotomies.
It allows the surgeon to narrow the nose to close the open roof created after hump removal and to achieve symmetry of an asymmetrical nasal bony framework.
You may be given general anesthesia to keep you asleep and free from pain during surgery.
Medial osteotomies are generally difficult to perform and should be used judiciously.
Moreover the election of the technique responds to surgeon s preference.
You may instead be given anesthesia in your spine leg or foot to numb the surgery area.
Nasal osteotomies are a cornerstone step for closing an open roof deformity after dorsal hump surgery.
The remaining steps of rhinoplasty are beyond the scope of this communication.
Lateral osteotomy is used to close a nasal dorsum open roof and to narrow or straighten the nasal pyramid.
1 2 the surgeon has to make an accurate planned osteotomy which depends on the type of existing deformity.
In most patients a single lateral osteotomy reaches the expected result with excellent cosmetic outcome good stability and rapid healing.
Lateral osteotomy is a very important step in a cosmetic rhinoplasty.