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12532920

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
Functional or aesthetic rhinoplasty is being done later and later in life. It is essential to know the characteristics of morphological ageing of the nose in order to modify surgical techniques. An anatomical study was carried out on 40 fresh cadavers more than 70 years old. All the subjects studied were measured to define the external morphology of the nose. Amongst these 40 subjects, 20 were dissected plane by plane, 10 were operated on by a new conservative rhinoplasty technique utilizing a strictly transoral route and 10 were operated on by a classical rhinoplasty technique. The anatomy of the nose in the elderly subject is characterized by thinner skin, subcutaneous fat infiltrating in the muscles in 50% of cases and the small muscles of the tip of the nose undergoing complete involution. The technique of rhinoplasty described here shows the value of better respecting lesions at the tip of the nose which is particularly fragile in the aged subject. It may be extended to post-traumatic rhinoplasties or to the nose which has already been operated on.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0930-1038
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
140-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgical anatomy of the nose in the elderly: value of conservative rhinoplasty by transoral route.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, Paris, France. christian.vacher@bjn.ap-hop-paris.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article