Commentary on: Expanding Indications for Dorsal Preservation Rhinoplasty With Cartilage Conversion Techniques.

Abstract

After the “Revolution Rhinoplasty” 1 editorial published together with the “Push Down Reassessed” article,2 clarifying the respective indications of rhinoplasty procedures dedicated to aesthetic profile lines, surgical achievement took an important step. The former article was analyzing the main author’s experience in dorsum preservation procedures, reminding the rhinoplasty surgeons that, besides structure rhinoplasty and dorsum resection following Joseph, there were other options in lowering and fine-tuning the dorsum lines, known as preservation rhinoplasty (PR). Many articles are currently published on this topic, and it is also discussed at many organization meetings and webinars. A few surgeons are publishing their experience, thus enriching the literature.3-9 However, the enthusiasm that has been ignited by this publication may have sometimes led to overdoing procedures associated with inherent risk related to inexperienced surgeons performing a new rhinoplasty technique. The combination of these events would inevitably lead to an excess of indications and...