- Incisions
- Hump removal
- Nasal septum
- Tip narrowing
- The nasal bones
- Splint
- Tip support
- Shorten the nose
- The nasal spine
- Revision surgery
- The nasion
- Odd cartilages
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Rhinoplasty tutorial >> Splint >> page 3
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This is a picture of
the splint before it is placed onto the nose. The underside is lined with a
white cloth tape that helps to cushion the nose from the metal of the splint.
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The metal splint is
covered with more paper tape to hold it in position, and the operation is complete. You
can't see the metal splint in the photo above because of the tape covering
it. The dorsum of the nose appears to have a hump now because the metal of
the splint and the layers of tape bulk up that part of the nose.
The patient wears the dressing for one week, at which time it is loosened with tape remover and lifted off. The nasal bones heal very quickly, so you don't need to wear the splint for six weeks, as you might a cast on a broken arm. |
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