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Revision rhinoplasty must improve nasal esthetic appearance and airway patency for complete patient satisfaction.
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Key grafts for improving the nasal airway include spreader graft, lateral crural strut graft, and alar batten graft.
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Infection prevention in rhinoplasty should include topical, systemic, or combination therapy, with or without drain management during revision surgery.
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Pros and cons exist regarding potential pitfalls of diced cartilage versus solid cartilage grafting.
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Controversies in Revision Rhinoplasty
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Alloplastic Material versus Autologous Grafts in Dorsal Augmentation
Revision rhinoplasty frequently involves correction of iatrogenic nasal deformities, often the result of overresection of the existing nasal cartilaginous skeleton. Surgical correction requires augmentation with material similar to the natural nasal cartilage. The ideal graft material should be sufficient in quantity, strength, resiliency, and ability to be carved. It should be easily removed and unlikely to warp, migrate, become immunogenic, cause infection, or resorb. The source of this ideal
Summary
Revision rhinoplasty has undergone considerable changes over the past 40 years. Techniques continue to evolve, but a common trend among experienced rhinoplasty surgeons has shifted from a reductive approach to structural grafting and combination techniques, which simultaneously improve cosmetic and functional outcomes.46 Continued long-term follow-up is required of the previously discussed techniques and methods currently comprising controversial topics in revision rhinoplasty.
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