Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery of Nose

Introducing a comprehensive, yet extremely practical guide to all procedures involving aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the nose. Offers accurate descriptions of the techniques used successfully in each specific problem in all aspects of nasal surgery. The first part of the book details nasal reconstruction following trauma; the second describes nasal reconstruction following removal of tumors; the third section deals with nasal aesthetic surgery. Features more than 600 useful illustrations! * Provides an aesthetic evaluation of the nose and its relationship with the "ideal nose". * Demonstrates step-by-step techniques for closed and open rhinoplasty, with the most up-to-date references and comparisons of the techniques. * Covers the indications, advantages and disadvantages of bone and cartilage grafts in different parts of the nose. * Gives insight on the management of nasal problems and rhinoplasty in different races. * Explains complications arising from rhinoplasty and how to avoid them, as well as how less than stellar results could have been improved. * Details the author's own techniques for reconstruction following the removal of tumors. * Gives expert advice on nasal reconstruction resulting from traumas.