Postsurgery taping, 3D-printed models among recent developments in rhinoplasty

Research finding that postrhinoplasty taping was significantly effective on thick-skinned patients was among the recent developments in rhinoplasty reported on Healio.com/Aesthetics.

Other developments included studies looking at the use of 3-D printed silicone anatomic nasal models for estimating nasal tip reaction forces and findings that nasal dilator strips and nasal clips could be potential alternatives to surgical intervention:

Postrhinoplasty taping effective in thick-skinned patients

Postrhinoplasty taping was effective at compressing the skin envelope to the underlying framework and was significantly effective on thick-skinned patients, according to study results.

“Skin thickness plays an important role on the outcome of rhinoplasty, particularly in nasal tip refinement,” Berke Ozucer, MD, department of otorhinolaryngology, Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, and colleagues wrote. Read more

3-D printed model predicts nasal tip reaction forces

The use of 3-D printed silicone anatomic nasal models for estimating nasal tip reaction forces were verified by established rhinoplasty surgeons of varying skill levels, according to recent research.

“We used 3-D printing to create nasal simulacrum that allows for changing overall mechanical behavior while preserving intrinsic form factor,” Brian J.F. Wong, MD, PhD, from the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote in their study. Read more

Review finds nasal dilators might be alternative to surgery

Researchers found limited evidence showing that nasal dilator strips and nasal clips relieve obstruction in the nasal valve and could be potential alternatives to surgical intervention, according to a systematic review published recently in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

Researchers conducted an internet search via Google, Amazon.com and PubMed between April 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2015, to create a database of 33 available over-the-counter nasal dilators. Read more

Filler rhinoplasty produces short-term outcomes comparable with surgery

Filler rhinoplasty produced temporary outcomes that were comparable to surgical augmentation rhinoplasty, according to recently published study results.

Researchers in Seoul, South Korea, retrospectively reviewed the records of 242 patients (91.3% female; mean age, 31 years) who revisited a clinic between 2 and 8 weeks after initial hyaluronic acid filler rhinoplasty. Read more

Autologous costal cartilage linked to more complications in dorsal augmentation

Use of autologous costal cartilage for dorsal augmentation in a Southeastern Asian patient population has aesthetic outcomes similar to those using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, but also carries a higher complication rate, according to published study results.

“This finding suggests that [autologous costal cartilage], which has been considered the optimal choice for nasal implant materials, may not be the best dorsal augmentation material for Asian rhinoplasty,” Yeon Hee Joo, MD, from the department of otolaryngology at Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Republic of Korea, and colleagues wrote. Read more