Abstract
Exploitation of Rib Cartilage in Septorhinoplasty in Primary and Revision Cases at king Abdullah Medical City (KAMC).
Highlights
Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular cosmeticReceived: 16 January 2017 Final Accepted: 05 February 2017 Published: March 2017 procedures in all over the world
Rib cartilage graft is used as an alternative to septum cartilage, with the advantage of providing sufficient amount of cartilage even for primary or revision Rhinoplasty
The rib cartilage graft will be obtained from different anatomical sites, depending on patient gender while using different techniques
Summary
Received: 16 January 2017 Final Accepted: 05 February 2017 Published: March 2017 procedures in all over the world. Rib cartilage graft is used as an alternative to septum cartilage, with the advantage of providing sufficient amount of cartilage even for primary or revision Rhinoplasty. We will use rib cartilage graft in primary and revision. The rib cartilage graft will be obtained from different anatomical sites, depending on patient gender while using different techniques. The patient nasal angles and lines will be measured before and after the operation with recording the patient satisfaction in functional and cosmetic manners. A total of 18 patients (10 females and 8 male) were selected from ENT clinic, with the age above. Patients Seeks for cosmetic Rhinoplasty was excluded from our study. Rib cartilages were used in all patients as the graft of choice for the Rhinoplasty procedure and different technique were used as well
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