- 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 16
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The rasp that we use on
the bone looks like a
wood file. You just put it on the bone to be removed, and file back and
forth until you've taken enough bone. Above, we see the business end of a
common nasal rasp.
There are "pusher" rasps and "puller" rasps. A "puller" rasp has its teeth oriented so that it cuts bone as the rasp is pulled out of the nose, and a "pusher" rasp has it's teeth oriented so that it cuts bone as it is being pushed up along the dorsum of the nose toward the top of the nose. The rasp pictured above is a pusher rasp. I like pushers because I think they're easier to use accurately. |
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Besides having pusher
and puller rasps, the rasps can be rougher or smoother. The rasp at top has
medium-sized straight teeth, the middle rasp has fine teeth, and the bottom rasp has
large, angulated teeth. The different tools are for different strengths and sizes
of bone.
In another chapter, we'll discuss some of the specialized tools that are used for removing unusually-shaped humps. |
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