The Impact of Lateral Osteotomy during Septorhinoplasty in Correcting Traumatic External Nasal Deformity
Authors:
Nautiyal S, Pandey AK, Anjum F, Jindal M, Nagpal A, Jain S
Author Affiliations
Nautiyal S Senior Resident, Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, India
Pandey AK Professor, Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, India Email:
pande.apoorva@gmail.com
Anjum F Senior Resident, Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, India
Jindal M PG Student, Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, India
Nagpal A PG Student, Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, India
Jain S PG Student, Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, India
Nasal bone fractures are the maximum among facial injuries. Correction of nasal bone deviation is often incomplete and may result in unsuccessful surgery. Various surgical procedures have been described to treat these fractures with varying results. Lateral osteotomies are the basis of rhinoplasty surgeries and involve the nasal and maxillary bones to narrow or widen the nasal dorsum and base. The ideal nasal osteotomy should provide precise, predictable, and reconstructive esthetics and function while minimizing soft tissue injury and complications in the postoperative period. Different osteotomy positions and methods are lateral, intermediate, medial, and superior/lateral. Here, we present a case of external nasal deformity injury that we successfully treated with lateral osteotomy during septorhinoplasty with satisfying surgical outcomes.