- 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 >> Hump removal >> page 14
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The hump can be removed
with a hammer and chisel. The edge of the chisel that does the cutting is
on the left in this photograph. The bulge in the middle of the chisel is a
handle which allows the surgeon to
hold it more securely. The hammer is made out of soft copper. For
extra credit: why is the hammer made out of copper? Write me if you
think you know.
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Here's another example
of the cartilage and bony hump, removed in one piece. The bony portion is
colored green in the diagram.
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On the underside, we
see the bone in green, and the cut edge of the septum in pink. This septum
didn't sit exactly in the middle of this person's nose. See how it curves
off to the side as it approaches the bone?
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