The Deviated Nasal Tip: A Personal Technique for Correction Using Monolateral Crural Overlay and Monolateral Dome Truncation

Author:

Marianetti Tito M.1,Vellone Valentino2ORCID,Ramieri Valerio1,De Angelis Francesca3

Affiliation:

1. Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Ortognatica Roma, Roma, Italy

2. Dipartimento di Scienze Odontostomatologiche e Maxillo-Facciale, “La Sapienza” Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

3. Department of Plastic Surgery, DeA Center Laser and Plastic Surgery Clinic, Naples, Italy

Abstract

Abstract Background To present a novel approach to correct nasal tip deviation with monolateral crural overlay or monolateral dome truncation, presenting as an isolated deformity or in complex nose deviations. Nasal tip deviation can be congenital or posttraumatic, due to a dislocated septum or cartilaginous septal or lower lateral cartilage malformations. Although some treatment strategies have been introduced, appropriate treatment remains a challenge because of the complexity and variability of such deformities. Methods It had been assumed that in most nasal tip deviations, a lower lateral cartilage was longer than the contralateral one. The authors analyzed 158 patients from January 2015 to October 2019 with nasal tip deviation and corrected the deviated tip by using a monolateral interruptive technique (lateral crural overlay or monolateral dome truncation) on the lower lateral cartilage. Photographic comparison between preoperative and at least 1-year follow-up for nasal axis deviation variable was analyzed and a self-assessment questionnaire was administrated to the patients at 1-year follow-up. Results The mean nasal deviation was 6.59° (±3.1°) preoperatively and 1.56° (±0.26°) postoperatively (p < 0.05). The range of differences between pre and postoperative deviations was 2.7° to 15.1°, and the mean difference was 6.1° (±3.21°). Of the 84 patients, 47 (55.95%) were very satisfied, 33 (39.28%) were satisfied, and 4 (4.76%) were unsatisfied with surgical the results and required revision surgery. Conclusions In authors' hands, monolateral interruptive techniques (lateral crural overlay or monolateral dome truncation) are a viable and feasible option to restore nasal tip symmetry. These techniques achieved high satisfaction rates among patients and resulted in reliable and reproducible symmetry immediately visible after surgery and stable over time (1-year postsurgery controls).

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Subject

Surgery

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