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Facial Plast Surg 2011; 27(2): 203-212
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1271300
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1271300
The Crooked Nose
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Publication History
Publication Date:
14 March 2011 (online)
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ABSTRACT
Straightening a crooked nose is a challenge. Several techniques exist ranging from simple to technically complex. It is important to approach the nose systematically and to remember that perfection may be impossible to achieve. If straightening is not attainable, softening grafts or onlay grafts should be used to camouflage subtle irregularities.
KEYWORDS
Crooked nose - asymmetric nose - external nasal deformity - nasal septal deviation - nasal vault techniques
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Taha ShipchandlerM.D.
Assistant Professor, Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Indiana University School of Medicine
200 W, 103rd St., Suite 1500, Indianapolis, IN 46290
Email: tshipcha@indiana.edu