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Alar Batten Cartilage Graft: Treatment of Internal and External Nasal Valve Collapse
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Springer Verlag New York Inc, 2009.
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to describe the efficacy of alar batten graft in correcting internal and external nasal valve collapse (i.n.v. and e.n.v.) and evaluate the functional and aesthetic results.From July 2006 to September 2008, 80 patients (54 females and 26 males) underwent alar batten cartilage grafting. The patients were divided into three groups: (1) 55 patients with iatrogenic nasal valve collapse (80% i.n.v., 20% e.n.v.), (2) 15 patients with posttraumatic nasal valve collapse (45% i.n.v., 55% e.n.v.), and (3) 10 patients with congenital nasal valve collapse (100% e.n.v.). Patients were evaluated at 6, 12, 24, and some at 36 months after surgery. The final follow-up was at least 24 months.The results of this study revealed a significant increase in the size of the aperture at the internal or external nasal valve after the application of alar batten grafts. All the patients noted improvement in their nasal airway breathing and in their cosmetic appearance. No major complication was observed.The alar batten graft is a simple, versatile technique for long-term reshaping, repositioning, and reconstruction of the nasal valve collapse.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Settore MED/19 - Chirurgia Plastica
Nose
engineering.material
Cartilage graft
Alar batten graft
Internal and external nasal valve collapse
Nasal obstruction
medicine
Humans
Collapse (medical)
Aged
business.industry
Middle Aged
Rhinoplasty
Surgery
Nasal valve
Plastic surgery
Batten
Otorhinolaryngology
engineering
Female
Ear Cartilage
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2afb7d788c723d4f3ef7caa0eccdae37