28 year old women reported to our hospital seeking to correct the shape of her nose and jaw. Her nose was disproportionately large and which affected her appearance and her jaw was prominent with retruded chin. She sought to enhance the appearance of her face for a more pleasing look.
Maxillofacial surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji successfully performed the reduction rhinoplasty using closed rhinoplasty technique to reduce the size of the nasal framework. Intranasally, bulky tip of the nose was reduced by removing the caudal portion of nasal septal cartilage. Lateral osteotomy was done to reduce the width of the nose. Everted tip of the nose was corrected by augmenting the dorsum of the nose using the cartilage obtained from the lateral nasal septal cartilage. The surgery was done from inside the nose to avoid scarring. Intraorally mandibular setback done and chin advancement done using advancement genioplasty. Immediately following surgery the nose appeared proportionate greatly enhancing the facial appearance.
Maxillofacial surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji successfully performed the reduction rhinoplasty using closed rhinoplasty technique to reduce the size of the nasal framework. Intranasally, bulky tip of the nose was reduced by removing the caudal portion of nasal septal cartilage. Lateral osteotomy was done to reduce the width of the nose. Everted tip of the nose was corrected by augmenting the dorsum of the nose using the cartilage obtained from the lateral nasal septal cartilage. The surgery was done from inside the nose to avoid scarring. Intraorally mandibular setback done and chin advancement done using advancement genioplasty. Immediately following surgery the nose appeared proportionate greatly enhancing the facial appearance.
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