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A Historical Perspective and Survey of 8155 Single Surgeon Cases

Frederick J. Stucker, MD; Alan R. Burningham, MD

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006;8(5):341-345.

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The teaching of rhinoplasty surgery has evolved over the past 50 years to its present status of measured and systematic techniques routinely taught in our residencies and fellowships. The impact of this is a measurable improvement in the technical expertise of a trained otolaryngologist. There is a profound difference between the level of formal training given today and that of 4 or 5 decades ago. Today, the majority of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery residents and most assuredly those fellowship-trained individuals are remarkably well schooled in nasal surgery. The transition from a few experts of 50 years ago to today's flow of consistently well-trained specialists is a remarkable evolution. This educational advancement demonstrates how markedly different rhinoplasty training was 50 years ago. The difficulties encountered by interested individuals to acquire the necessary skills to present themselves as rhinoplasty surgeons were immense. The obstacles . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AN EVOLUTION IN RHINOPLASTY TEACHING


RESIDENCY TRAINING

EARLY PRACTICE

FELLOWSHIP WITH TARDY AND BEEKHUIS

POSTFELLOWSHIP PERIOD

EXTERNAL RHINOPLASTY

THE PAST 15 YEARS

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