M-Shaped Auricular Cartilage as Modified Septal Extension Graft: A Study by Three-Dimensional Anthropometric Analysis in Asian Rhinoplasty

• Published in: Aesthetic plastic surgery Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 2287 - 2294
• Main Authors: Wang, Dawei, Hou, Kai, Zeng, Ning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropometry; Asian people; Body measurements; Cartilage; Infections; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nose; Original Article; Otorhinolaryngology; Patient satisfaction; Plastic Surgery; Rhinoplasty; Silicones; Auricular cartilage; Septal extension graft; Rhinoplasty; Three-dimensional anthropometric analysis

Background The septal extension graft is one of the most commonly used grafts in Asian tip plasty techniques. However, the septal extension graft usually induces a hard and immobile nasal tip. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the esthetic outcomes of the modified septal extension graft with...