Revision Rhinoplasty Finesse with Digital Osteotomies

Abstract

Summary: Revision rhinoplasty is a finesse procedure requiring careful consideration of all of its requisite steps. Lateral osteotomies are required in many cases and, in the setting of prior lateral osteotomies, can often be recreated with digital pressure alone, without the use of an osteotome. The advantages of doing so include decreased dead-space creation and preservation of attachments between the skeleton and overlying soft tissue.