Abstract
The deviated external nose remains a difficult technical challenge to even the most masterful rhinoplastic surgeon. The classic septorhinoplasty approach to the deviated nose demonstrated a 9.8% revision rate in this study. During a 2-year period, the conservative subtraction-addition rhinoplasty procedure was developed, which subsequently reduced the revision rate to 1.3%. Conservative subtraction-addition rhinoplasty foregoes aggressive septal surgery and equalizes and enhances the airway through asymmetric turbinate volume reduction. Minimal bony and upper lateral work through rasping, soft tissue removal, and/or cartilage grafting allows for external nasal alignment. Both internal and external conservative subtraction-addition rhinoplasty components thus maintain perioperative structural stability and ensure long-term nasal symmetry. (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997;117:330-7.)
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