Nasal septum to columella attachment: A major tip support?

To determine whether surgical section of attachment of the medial crural footplates to the quadrangular cartilage produces loosening of the nasal tip. Prospective, observational, before-and-after study. Tertiary care center. Hispanic patients undergoing septoplasty who required a transfixion incisio...

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Published in:Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery 2010-07, Vol.143 (1), p.60-65
Main Authors: Ordóñez-Ordóñez, Leonardo Elías, Navarro-García, Usmaila S., Angulo-Martínez, Esther Sofía
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Colombia
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Middle Aged
Nasal Cartilages - surgery
Nasal Septum - surgery
Nose Deformities, Acquired - etiology
Nose Deformities, Acquired - pathology
Nose Deformities, Acquired - surgery
Prospective Studies
Rhinoplasty - methods
Suture Techniques
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:To determine whether surgical section of attachment of the medial crural footplates to the quadrangular cartilage produces loosening of the nasal tip. Prospective, observational, before-and-after study. Tertiary care center. Hispanic patients undergoing septoplasty who required a transfixion incision were included. A six-month postoperative assessment of the nasal tip support was compared with preoperative values. As measures of the nasal tip support, we included tip recoil test, nasolabial angle, tip rotation angle, nasofacial angle, and the Goode method for determining tip projection. Twenty-seven patients completed the follow-up, and their results are reported. There were no statistically significant differences after septoplasty in any of the five measurements used to assess the nasal tip support ( P > 0.05). In this preliminary cohort of Hispanic patients, surgical section of the attachment of the medial crural footplates to the quadrangular cartilage does not produce significant changes in nasal tip support.
ISSN:0194-5998
1097-6817
DOI:10.1016/j.otohns.2010.04.013