Case 2 Mr AC had injured his nose playing rugby then had a septoplasty. Several years after the septoplasty, Mr AC fractured his nose again. Following this fracture he came to see his specialist with concerns about both his breathing and the appearance of his nose. The goal of the operation was to straighten his nose as well as improve the breathing through his nose. An intraoperative plan was drawn up which included taking a conchal cartilage graft from the ear to provide increased cartilaginous support. An open structured rhinoplasty was performed and after the nose was straightened multiple structural grafts were used to improve the support of the nose. Mr AC had an uneventful post-operative recovery and was extremely happy with both the cosmetic and functional results of his nose. Case 3 Ms KW had never liked the appearance of her nose. She felt that it was too big for her face and wanted the prominence of her hump on her nose reduced. She also had trouble breathing through both sides of her nose at night. She discussed these goals with her specialist and an intraoperative plan was drawn up. Her doctor performed an open structured rhinoplasty, reducing the prominence of her bump as well as refining the tip of the nose. Structural grafts were used to provide support to the nose to give a long term outcome. Ms KW had an uneventful post-operative recovery and was extremely happy with the result. pm HEALTH & BEAUTY pindaramagazine.com.au Pindara Magazine 67
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