Cosmetic

299) Which of the following statements regarding Open Structure Rhinoplasty is FALSE?

A. The marginal incision is made along the caudal margin of the intermediate and medial crura. extending to the angle and dome, then laterally to the lateral crura.
B. The midcollumellar incision has an inverted gull-wing shape.
C. The skin-soft tissue envelope is dissected from the lower lateral cartilages.
D. The columellar strut is placed between the medial crura and extended to the nasal spine.
E. The leading edge of the tip graft is placed 2 mm above the existing domes.




REFERENCES & ANSWER


Toriumi D. M., Johnson C. M.: Open Structure Rhinoplasty, Featured Technical Points and Long-Term Follow-up, in Open Rhinoplasty, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America (Toriumi D. M, Guest Editor), Saunders, Vol. 1, Number 1, pp. 1-21, August 1993

Adamson P. A., Litner J. A.: Open Rhinoplasty, Chapter 41 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Papel, editor) Thieme, Third Edition, pp. 529-546, 2009



299) D        The columellar strut is placed between the medial crura and extended to the nasal spine.