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Journal of Craniofacial Surgery:
September 2007 - Volume 18 - Issue 5 - pp 1098-1100
doi: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3180de6489
Surgical Techniques

Piezosurgery: A New Method for Osteotomies in Rhinoplasty

Robiony, Massimo MD, FEBOMS; Toro, Corrado MD; Costa, Fabio MD; Sembronio, Salvatore MD; Polini, Francesco MD; Politi, Massimo MD, DMD

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Abstract

Two basic techniques for lateral osteotomy have been developed to date; the internal (endonasal) continuous technique and the external (percutaneous) perforating method. Numerous investigators have subjectively reported that the application of the two techniques results in less postoperative ecchymosis and edema compared to the use of other techniques, but an alternative and gentle method for performing lateral osteotomy or bony hump removal has not been proposed yet. The authors present a new soft technique to perform nasal osteotomy in rhinoplasty using piezoelectric ultrasonic vibrations, and emphasize the advantages of this method.

©2007Muntaz B. Habal, MD

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