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Sam P. Most, MD

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2008;10(6):410-413.

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While the nose has many functions, including warming and humidification of inhaled air and olfaction, the function to which we refer most is airflow. Presumably, the bony-cartilaginous skeleton of the nose has evolved for a reason. Indeed, anthropologic studies have supported the notion that features of the human nose developed in response to the need for moisture conservation as activity of the genus Homo shifted to more open and arid environments.¹ Therefore, any maneuvers that change this structure, including trauma, iatrogenic causes, and senescence, may affect nasal airflow. Recognition of the importance of structural integrity of the nasal framework underlies the modern approach to functional rhinoplasty.

The term functional rhinoplasty is a relatively new addition to the nomenclature of rhinoplasty surgery, yet rhinoplasty maneuvers that affect function have long been recognized.² This article discusses the 2 areas that are classically addressed in functional rhinoplasty: the internal . . . [Full Text of this Article]

THE INTERNAL NASAL VALVE


TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR OF A NARROW INV ANGLE

EXTERNAL VALVE COLLAPSE

TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR OF LATERAL WALL COLLAPSE

OUTCOMES OF FUNCTIONAL RHINOPLASTY

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