Surgery of the nasal columella in external valve collapse

From: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology | Date: August 1, 2002| Author: Dallari, Stefano; Marchioni, Daniele; Ghidini, Angelo | Copyright information

The authors describe and discuss their experience with the collapse of the external nasal valve, focusing on the role that surgery of the columella plays in solving this problem. Thirty-seven cases were treated. In all but 1 there had been a previous septorhinoplasty. Seven patients had concomitant internal valve collapse. A modified alarplasty associated with columelloplasty was adopted in the cases with severe collapse. When the reduction of the nostril opening was mild to moderate, the sur...

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