| Title | Lateral crural strut graft: technique and clinical applications in rhinoplasty. | | Author(s) | Gunter JP, Friedman RM | | Institution | Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA. | | Source | Plast Reconstr Surg 1997 Apr; 99(4):943-52; discussion 953-5. | | MeSH | Cartilage
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Rhinoplasty
Transplantation, Autologous
| | Abstract | The lateral crural strut graft is a new, versatile technique for reshaping, repositioning, or reconstructing the lateral crura. These grafts are strips of autogenous cartilage that are sutured to the deep surface of the lateral crura. Lateral crural struts are useful in the correction of the boxy nasal tip, malpositioned lateral crura, alar rim retraction, alar rim collapse, and concave lateral crura. We describe the surgical technique and demonstrate representative results of our experience with these grafts in 118 patients. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 9091939 |
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