The Relation Between the Lower Lateral Cartilages and the Function of the External Nasal Valve

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Eduardo Nascimento Silva

Abstract

The position of the lower lateral cartilages (LLC) is closely related to the function of the external nasal valve (ENV). When there is a cephalic malposition of these cartilages, the nasal alae have inadequate support, which leads to ENV insufficiency during deep inspiration. Retrospective study with 60 patients evaluated: the positioning of the LLC and the occurrence of ENV insufficiency; the effectiveness of structuring the medial and lateral walls of the ENV; and the frequency of the grafts used for structuring it. Of the 60 operated cases, 37 patients (62%) had ENV insufficiency, in 23 cases there was cephalic malposition of the LLC, and in the latter group 17 patients (74%) presented this insufficiency. A structured ENV was effective in the treatment of this insufficiency (p = 0.001). A lateral crural strut graft was performed in 24 cases (40%) of 60 patients operated. The alar contour graft was performed from 2013 to 2015 in 4 patients (22%) of 18 cases operated, and between 2016 and 2018 it was performed in 29 patients (69%) out of 42 cases. The columellar strut was routinely used from 2013 to mid-2016 in 33 cases (100%), and after that period until the present day the tongue-in-groove technique was performed in 11 cases...Continue Reading

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