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Medical Dictionary

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Rhinoplasty & Nasal Surgery

105 selected terms

Rhinoplasty

A surgical procedure that reshapes the nose to improve appearance, proportions, or breathing. Aesthetic and functional goals are often addressed together.

Septorhinoplasty

A combined surgical procedure that corrects the nasal septum and reshapes the external nose in a single operation.

Functional Rhinoplasty

A surgical approach focused on improving nasal airflow by correcting structural abnormalities that obstruct breathing.

Revision Rhinoplasty

A secondary surgery performed to correct or improve results from a previous rhinoplasty procedure.

Deviated Septum

A condition in which the cartilage and bone wall dividing the nasal cavity is displaced to one side, causing nasal obstruction.

Nasal Valve

The narrowest cross-sectional area of the nasal passage; divided into internal and external valves, it determines most of nasal airflow resistance.

Turbinoplasty (Turbinate Reduction)

A surgical procedure that reduces the size of enlarged nasal turbinates to improve airflow.

Nasal Dorsum

The bony and cartilaginous upper surface of the nose that defines the nasal profile when viewed from the side.

Nasal Tip Plasty

A rhinoplasty sub-procedure focused on altering the shape, projection or rotation of the nasal tip.

Osteotomy

Controlled bone cuts in rhinoplasty to reposition the nasal bones into a new alignment.

Columella

The strip of skin and cartilage separating the two nostrils and connecting the nasal tip to the upper lip.

Cartilage Graft

A piece of cartilage harvested from the septum, ear or rib, used in rhinoplasty to support, shape or reinforce nasal structures.

Piezo Ultrasonic Rhinoplasty

A modern rhinoplasty technique using high-frequency ultrasonic vibration to cut bone precisely without damaging surrounding soft tissue.

Open vs Closed Rhinoplasty

The two fundamental rhinoplasty approaches: open technique involves an incision across the columella; closed technique keeps all incisions inside the nostrils.

Open Rhinoplasty

A rhinoplasty approach that exposes the nasal framework through a small columellar incision.

Closed Rhinoplasty

A rhinoplasty approach in which all incisions remain inside the nostrils without an external skin incision.

Spreader Graft

A cartilage graft placed alongside the septum to support the internal nasal valve and middle vault.

Alar Batten Graft

A cartilage support graft used to reinforce external nasal valve or alar sidewall collapse.

Alar Rim Graft

A graft used to support the nostril rim, reduce alar retraction and refine nasal tip contour.

Columellar Strut

A vertical cartilage graft placed between the medial crura to increase nasal tip support.

Shield Graft

A shield-shaped cartilage graft used to improve nasal tip projection and definition.

Septal Cartilage Graft

The most commonly used autologous cartilage graft in rhinoplasty, harvested from the nasal septum.

Rib Cartilage Graft

A cartilage graft harvested from the rib for primary or revision rhinoplasty requiring major structural support.

Ear Cartilage Graft

A cartilage graft harvested from the auricle for smaller contour and support needs in rhinoplasty.

Nasal Tip Projection

A rhinoplasty measure describing how far the nasal tip projects forward from the face.

Nasal Tip Rotation

A rhinoplasty parameter describing the nasal tip angle and its upward or downward orientation.

Supratip Deformity

A contour problem where fullness or an irregular transition appears just above the nasal tip.

Pollybeak Deformity

A post-rhinoplasty supratip fullness that creates a parrot-beak-like transition between dorsum and tip.

Saddle Nose Deformity

A structural nasal deformity in which dorsal collapse creates a saddle-shaped profile.

Crooked Nose

An aesthetic and functional nasal problem caused by deviation of the bony and cartilaginous nasal axis.

Nasal Hump

A profile contour problem caused by a bony or cartilaginous prominence on the nasal dorsum.

Wide Nose

A nose perceived as wide because of bony base, tip width or alar width relative to facial proportions.

Long Nose

A nose perceived as too long for facial proportions, often associated with a drooping tip.

Short Nose

A structural appearance issue in which the nose appears short or overly rotated for the face.

Alar Retraction

Upward displacement of the nostril rim that makes the nostril appear overly exposed.

Alar Collapse

Inward collapse of the nostril sidewall during inspiration, narrowing the external nasal valve.

Nasal Valve Insufficiency

Difficulty breathing caused by narrowing or support loss at the narrowest part of the nasal airway.

Internal Nasal Valve

The narrow passage between septum and upper lateral cartilage; a critical area for nasal airflow resistance.

External Nasal Valve

The valve region formed by the nostril entrance and alar cartilage support, which can collapse during breathing.

Dorsal Hump

A bony-cartilaginous prominence on the nasal dorsum visible on profile view and assessed carefully in rhinoplasty planning.

Lateral Osteotomy

A rhinoplasty step that repositions the lateral nasal bones through controlled bone cuts.

Medial Osteotomy

A controlled bone cut used to shape the medial portion of the nasal bones during precise rhinoplasty bone-vault correction.

Piezo Osteotomy

An osteotomy technique using ultrasonic energy for precise nasal bone cuts while aiming to protect surrounding soft tissue.

Nasal Tip Asymmetry

A difference in shape, height or support between the right and left sides of the nasal tip.

Drooping Nasal Tip

A nasal tip that sits low for facial proportions or drops noticeably during smiling.

Hanging Columella

A profile and base-view concern in which the columella appears low relative to the nostril rims.

Septal Perforation

A structural problem where a hole forms in the nasal septum between the two nasal cavities.

Septal Hematoma

An urgent ENT condition caused by blood collecting between septal cartilage and mucosa.

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