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Figure 6-14. Intraoperative
photos of harvesting ear conchal cartilage and the resultant full piece of auricular cartilage including the cymba and cavum conchae.
through the anterior incisional approach. The rea­son the anterior incision approach is required is so one can harvest the overlying skin of the cymba conchal region for vestibular skin replacement in combination with the cartilage at the marginal inci­sional location. The incision is made just below the anterior crus of the anthelical fold, extending in a curvilinear fashion just underneath the anthelix and around to the inferior aspect of the conchal bowl. One plans for the removal of some skin with the curved portion of the cymba conchae to preserve as a composite graft.1,2 The skin anteriorly remaining in the conchal bowl and cymba conchae is now a skin flap that can be advanced and rotated, closing the defect.
When reconstructing or augmenting the nasal
dorsum, a variety of autogenous materials can be
used, including septal cartilage, conchal cartilage, or costal cartilage. Additionally, it is safe to use a mate­rial that is soft and pliable and well tolerated by the dorsal nasal skin. A very well-tolerated alloplastic material is expanded fibrillated polytetrafluoroeth­ylene (Gore-Tex) sheeting.22 It is slightly porous and will absorb antibiotic solution if it is soaked prior to placement. Gore-Tex sheeting has an excellent safety record, with minimal risk of infection and hardly any chance of extrusion, because the sheeting is soft, pliable, and creates no firm pressure on the overlying skin. Gore-Tex has the advantages that it is readily available for any patient, does not require an additional operative site, and avoids the risk of pneumothorax and increased pain from costal car­tilage grafting (Figure 6-15). However, Gore-Tex sheeting is not appropriate for use in the lobule due
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Figure 6-15.
postoperative lateral views of a patient with an iatrogenic saddle nose deformity corrected with a combination of septal cartilage and Gore-Tex sheeting augmentation.
Pre- and
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to the dynamic nature of the lobule and the close­ness to the access incisions.
For total lobular reconstruction, a variety of grafts are used to correct anatomical distortions. Tip grafts are typically obtained from septal carti­lage, conchal cartilage, nasal fibro-fatty soft tissue, and even the cephalic margin of the alar cartilages. Tip grafts are used for:
1. Camouflage
2. Effacement of intradermal bifidity
3. Alar stabilization
4. Infratip lobular definition
5. Lengthening
6. Projection
There are various descriptions of tip grafts, and the type of tip grafts used are:
1. Infratip lobule shield-type grafts, non-sutured
2. Infratip lobule shield-type grafts, sutured
3. Interdomal grafts
4. Shield grafts that are sutured columellar-lobule
shield grafts, single or double layer
5. Cap grafts
6. Blocking grafts
7. Peck grafts
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8. Alar facet grafts
9. Soft-tissue overlay grafts
The uses of these grafts in total lobular reconstruc­tion are outlined in what follows.
A sutured columellar lobular shield graft is the most common graft used, and it provides structural support to the otherwise weakened alar cartilages, as well as increased projection and length to the entire lobule (Figure 6-16). Occasionally, one just needs to lengthen the infratip lobule area and the shield graft is shortened and sutured in place in the infratip lobule or placed in the same location in a pocket during an endonasal rhinoplasty. In order to achieve infratip lobule lengthening and projection, a cap graft is placed on top of the shield graft in the infra-tip lobular area (Figure 6-17). This is sutured in place using an external columellar approach.
When using shield grafts to extend the length of the nose, and particularly when they are used to increase projection, a blocking graft may be required to prevent (cephalic) over-rotation of a large tip extension shield graft and as a filler graft to soften the transition from the projecting edge of the shield graft to the supratip region (Figure 6-18).
Less commonly, a graft is sutured directly on top of the existing dome cartilages to increase projection
Figure 6-16. Intraoperative photo of a sutured-in-
place columellar-lobular shield graft.
Figure 6-17. Intraoperative photo of a cap graft
sutured on top of a shield graft in the infratip lobule area.
Figure 6-18. Blocking graft to prevent rotation and
to act as a “filler” in the supratip area.
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the lobular cartilage, the result may be a visible col­lapse of the lateral nasal ala, with or without exter­nal valvular collapse and airway compromise. It may also be due directly to over-resection of the cephalic margin of the alar cartilage, leaving no resistance to late valvular collapse (Figure 6-20). Many cases of alar collapse and a pinched ala appearance occur due to complete resection of the lateral crus of the alar cartilage in the primary surgery. Two grafts are used to correct or to prevent lateral crural recurva­ture and alar collapse: (1) alar batten grafts and (2) alar strut grafts. Treatment of alar retraction, either
Figure 6-19. Intraoperative view of a reconstructed
lobule with multiple structural grafts overlayed with a soft-tissue blanket.
without lengthening the entire nose, as does a shield graft. This graft, first described by Peck, is known as a Peck graft.23 Frequently, when using multiple grafts in the nasal tip, especially in thin-skinned patients, a soft-tissue overlay graft is sutured as a blanket, camouflaging the edges and giving a layer of fibrosis to prevent bossae from forming postop­eratively (Figure 6-19). When the skin begins to shrink wrap, it is nice to have soft-tissue camouflage between the thin skin and the edges of the shield grafts. If there is not sufficient fibro-fatty soft tissue available from the patient’s nose, temporalis fascia or acellular dermal graft is used. AlloDerm sutured directly over the lobular complex just prior to clos­ing the external columellar incision finishes the lob­ular reconstruction.
A less commonly used graft, but one used to
maintain interdomal width in double-dome sutur­ing techniques, is called an interdomal graft.25 This graft is placed between the domes, not projecting cephalically or caudally. It is used merely as a spacer to maintain a double light-reflective highlight at the lobule. The graft can be placed endonasally or through an external columellar approach.
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Alar Collapse and Retraction
Alar Collapse or Recurvature of the Lateral Crus
Even in properly performed primary rhinoplasty, when cephalic margin trim procedures are per­formed to correct a wide or bulbous nasal tip, the lateral alar cartilages are inherently weakened. If there is preexisting weakness in the lateral crus of
mild or significant, is discussed in the next section. Grafts used to correct mild to moderate retraction of the alar margin are (1) rim grafts and (2) ear car­tilage composite grafts.
weakness in the lateral alar cartilages, particularly in combination with a firm, convex dome and cephalic margins, it is incumbent upon the surgeon to place alar strut grafts to prevent recurvature and alar collapse. Alar strut grafts are structural grafts placed between the lateral crus and the vestibular skin, extending from the piriform aperture to near the dome19 (Figure 6-21). These grafts can be placed endonasally but are more fre­quently and much more easily placed through the external columellar approach from the cephalic direction. They are sutured directly to the alar car­tilage with a 5-0 Monocryl suture. The vestibular skin is then reapproximated to the alar strut and alar cartilage with 2 or 3 mattressing 5-0 Dexon sutures.
when one recognizes alar collapse and significant alar recurvature, it may be difficult to place an alar strut graft if the vestibular skin has been previously elevated. Alar batten grafts are also very efficacious in cosmetically correcting this problem as well as giving some structural support. They are more commonly used for alar contour restoration and secondarily improve the airway by preventing further alar col­lapse. Alar batten grafts obtained from the cymba or cavum conchae have a preexisting natural curva­ture or convexity, so that when they are placed on the superficial surface of the alar cartilage, they hold the alar cartilage, preventing it from collapsing and recurving.19 Alar grafts are placed with mattressing, transvestibular skin 5-0 Dexon sutures (Figure 6-22). These grafts can be placed endonasally or through an open or external columellar approach.
If, in the preoperative examination, one notes
However, in secondary or revision rhinoplasty,
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Figure 6-20.
frontal and basal views of a patient with alar collapse and retraction corrected by alar batten grafts.
Pre- and postoperative
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C
B
D
Figure 6-21. Intraoperative view and
drawing of alar strut grafts placed between the lateral crura and the vestibular skin.
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is divided and not reconstituted, upward retraction of the alar margin can occur over time.
notching and retraction is to use inter-position composite grafts from the cymba conchae of the auricle is inserted into the marginal incision made along the caudal margin of the lateral crus to get the point of maximum alar notching. The composite graft acts to push down the retracted alar margin, replac­ing vestibular skin deficit and creating a more aes-
Figure 6-22. Intraoperative view of alar batten graft
sutured in place on top of an over-resected lateral crus.
thetic alar rim appearance. The graft is sutured into position with simple 5-0 plain catgut sutures placed around the margin. The graft is universally viable, as it is small and receives a good blood supply. How-
Alar Retraction
Abnormal and unsightly retraction of the alar rim or notching results from either over-resection of the lateral crus, interruption of the alar cartilage lateral
ever, composite grafts do not correct the underly­ing cartilage defect that was responsible for the alar retraction. Reconstruction of the lateral crus or sup­port of the lateral crus is required, often with the use
of an alar batten graft simultaneously. to the domes, or late contracture that overpowers inherently weak lateral crura. The anatomical basis for retraction of the alar margin includes buckling of the lateral alar crus, over-resection of the cephalic margin of the lateral crus, lateral division of the alar cartilage (called a rim strip), and/or total removal of the lateral crus.
Resection of the excessive cephalic margin of the lateral crus creates a variable tissue void. The point of relative instability at the alar rim will move toward the point of relative stability of the upper lat­eral cartilage at the middle third of the nose.26 Any time the lateral crus is weakened or the lateral crus
Overly Narrow Nasal Tip (Unitip Deformity)
If the domes of the lateral cartilage have been over­narrowed and placed too close together with an interdomal suture, the normal bidomal configura­tion of the domes is replaced by a unitip deform­ity (Figure 6-24). This deformity is most frequently seen after maneuvers that pinch the domes together, particularly in patients with thin skin. An inter­domal suture itself does not create this deformity unless the domes are inherently weakened or the
A very effective method for correcting alar
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(Figure 6-23). A fusiform composite graft
A B
Figure 6-23. Pre- and
postoperative oblique views of a patient with alar retraction corrected with bilateral cymba conchae composite grafts.
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D
Figure 6-24. Pre- and postoperative frontal and basal views of a patient with
unitip deformity corrected by placement of an interdomal graft giving the tip a more pleasing width and double light reflection.
B
E
suture is over-tightened.1 Vertical dome division
with suturing of the medial crural segments to the
lower lateral cartilages can create this deformity if
the normal divergence of the dome from the inter-
mediate crura is not maintained.27 Another cause
of the over-narrowed tip can be overlapping of lat-
eral crus divided from the medial crus so that they
become the leading point of the nasal lobule, almost
in a “bow of the boat” appearance.
C
F
Prevention of the unitip deformity requires pres­ervation of the normal orientation of the domal structures without excessive narrowing of the inter­domal distance. An interdomal graft can be placed prior to the transdomal suture to maintain this nor­mal interdomal distance25 (Figure 6-25). An inter­domal suture can also be placed to allow normal divergence of the caudal margin of the domes com­pared to the cephalic margin. In addition, making
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Figure 6-25. Intraoperative photo of an interdomal graft sutured into place between the domes.
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B
Figure 6-26. Pre- and
postoperative frontal views of a patient with an overly narrowed tip due to lateral crura overlaying medial crura, corrected by trimming the lateral crura and placing a tip buttress graft.
sure that the medial crura are the leading point of the nasal tip is always imperative in reference to the leading edge of the lateral crus.
Correction of the pinched or unitip deformity requires recreation of the bidomal tip shape. This can be accomplished by separating the domal struc­tures and using a shield-shaped tip graft sutured to the caudal margin of the medial crura to hold the domes in a lateralized position, almost as though one has formed a buttress graft28 (Figure 6-26). Use of tip grafts in this manner in thin-skinned patients is difficult to camouflage and an overlay soft-tissue graft may be required. Cymba conchae graft is ideal for these tip grafts because the cartilage is soft and pliable.
A variant of the interdomal graft was described by Gunter,29 who used septal cartilage struts placed between the cephalic margins of the alar cartilage behind the domes. The structure lateralizes the position of the cephalic margin of the lateral crus, maintaining the interdomal width. Placing either the shield graft, acting as a buttress, or the Gunter alar-spanning graft requires an external columel­lar open approach in order to suture the grafts into proper position. An interdomal graft can be placed either endonasally or through the open approach.
Middle Nasal Vault Narrowing and Valve Collapse
Collapse of the middle third of the nose and nasal valve is usually due to inferior or medial collapse of the upper lateral cartilages. This usually occurs after
support of the upper lateral cartilages is surgically compromised. The upper lateral cartilage is sup­ported by its attachments to the anterior or dorsal border of the nasal septum, recurvature or scroll with the cephalic margin of the lateral crus, the nasal bone, and the piriform aperture.30 Nasal hump removal with division of the upper lateral cartilages from the septum will weaken one support structure. Cephalic trim of the lateral crus will weaken another support attachment. Osteotomies within, or dis­placement of, the nasal bones will weaken a third support attachment. In most rhinoplasties, at least two of the support attachments to the upper lateral cartilages are weakened, which is why pinching of the middle third of the nose and valve collapse are so prevalent in rhinoplasty.
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The nasal valve is comprised of the caudal mar-
gin of the upper lateral cartilage and the nasal sep-
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If the upper lateral cartilage is freed from
tum. the septum and the lateral crus, it tends to collapse inferomedially. This can be seen at the time of sur­gery. In many cases, the upper lateral cartilages that have fallen inferomedially are collapsed against the septum. To prevent valve collapse and pinching of the middle third of the nose, the surgeon can re-suspend the caudal-most aspect or anterior dor­sal border of the upper lateral cartilage to the ante­rior dorsal septum. However, two much more stable and predictive methods for maintaining the middle nasal vault with and the patent internal nasal valve are either placement of autogenous septal cartilage spreader grafts or the creation of auto spreader
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grafts.
Figure 6-27. Pre- and
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postoperative frontal views of
a patient with an iatrogenic
hourglass deformity corrected
with the placement of spreader
grafts.
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Midnasal Narrowing or
Hourglass Deformity
If this deformity is due to subluxation or avulsion of
the upper lateral cartilage from its attachment to the
nasal bone, an onlay cartilage graft can be used to
camouflage the deformity. The graft can be inserted
into a precise pocket made through an intracartilag-
inous incision. Narrowing in the middle third of the
nose from inferomedial collapse of the upper lateral
cartilages is usually due to dividing the upper lateral
cartilage from the nasal septum (Figure 6-27). This
deformity can be prevented by using autogenous
cartilage spreader grafts placed between the medial
crura and the upper lateral cartilages (Figure 6-28).
This may be required in secondary rhinoplasty when, in fact, the alar cartilages are not dehiscent or avulsed from their attachments to the nasal bone. Placement of the spreader grafts may assist in improving the internal nasal valve as well, but it is most commonly used to improve the dorsal contour from the frontal and three-quarter view.
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True concavity curvatures of the medial crura, despite the placement of spreader grafts, are cor­rected with the placement of lightly morselized onlay grafts prior to redraping the nasal skin.
When one has separated the upper lateral carti­lages from the septum prior to lowering the dorsal septal profile, there may be redundancy of upper lateral cartilage that could be trimmed to match
Figure 6-28. Diagram and
intraoperative photo of spreader grafts.
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Figure 6-29. Intraoperative photo
of the use and creation of upper lateral cartilage spreader grafts, known as auto spreader grafts.
the new lowered profile. However, if one preserves the medial dorsal height of each upper lateral car­tilage by incising through the cartilage, but not the underlying mucoperichondrium, the upper lateral cartilage can then medially be turned inward and sutured directly to the septum, acting as an auto spreader graft, also known as an upper lateral carti­lage spreader flap
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(Figure 6-29).
A more commonly used technique is to place strips of septal cartilage along the superior dorsal border of the quadrangular cartilage between the collapsing upper lateral cartilage bilaterally. The strips are sutured directly in place on both sides and are called spreader grafts.
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Spreader grafts can be sutured in place through an endonasal approach, but they are much more easily placed and sutured, particularly cephalically, through an open or external columellar approach. The strut requires elevating the mucoperichon­drial pocket. It is always preferable in hump reduc­tion to leave the mucoperichondrium intact prior to any cartilage reduction. Suturing spreader grafts into position effectively widens the middle third of the nose while also elevating and lateralizing the caudal margin of the upper lateral cartilage. The repositioning of the caudal margin of the upper lateral cartilage may actually be a major reason why spreader grafts can improve nasal valve function. Unfortunately, other factors, such as scarring, weak­ening of the tissues, and septal deformities, may pre­vent complete correction of the nasal valve problem.
Inadequate Tip Projection
As mentioned previous, inadequate tip projection can be found in association with over-reduction of
the nasal dorsum, creating a pollybeak deformity. The postoperative loss of tip projection is usually due to compromise of the major support structures of the nasal lobule without adequate compensa­tory maneuvers (i.e., struts, grafts, or other sutur­ing techniques). If the tip projection is appropriate with the nasal profile, but the nasal profile has been over-reduced, the whole nose appears too small for the individual’s face. This requires entire rebuilding of the nasal lobule and augmentation of the nasal dorsum simultaneously.
Tip projection can be increased by using sutured-
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in-place columellar struts
and tip grafts19 (Figure 6-30) or surgical maneuvers that recreate the lateral crura medially.17 This can be done either by lateral crural steal maneuvers, maintaining the continuity of the medial crus and the lateral crus, or by divid­ing the lower lateral cartilages lateral to the dome and recruiting the lateral crus to a more projected medial crural segment.
The Over-Rotated Nasal Tip or Short Nose
The many causes of short nose or over-rotated nasal lobule are described in detail in Chapter 7, “Length­ening the Short Nose.”
Summary
The key to a successful secondary or revision rhi­noplastic procedure, particularly when it comes to reconstructing the lobule, is to recognize the contri­butions of the skin envelope, scar tissue plane, and distortions of the lobular cartilage, because they all play a significant part in the resulting aesthetic and
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Figure 6-30.
postoperative lateral views of patient with loss of tip projection corrected by a columellar strut and an extended tip graft.
Drawing and pre- and
functional deformity. Endonasal approaches to cor­rect contour deformities with precise pocket graft­ing may treat a small number of minor deformities, but these techniques do not correct the underlying structural deficits, which often lead to airway com­promise. It is extremely important to adequately diagnose, by direct visualization, what was done by the previous surgeon and what the forces in healing and contracture have caused to further the aesthetic and functional deformities. One can most effica­ciously deal with this through an external columel­lar incisional approach. This allows one to elevate the dorsal lobular skin envelope under direct vision, often tediously dissecting through the adherent scar tissue. It is often nearly impossible to separate the scarred skin envelope from the alar cartilages in a traditional delivery flap approach done endonasally. By carefully preserving the dermal complex and elevating the dorsal nasal skin, one now has an
accurate view of the condition of the alar cartilages or the lack thereof. Releasing the scar tissue and reo­rienting the cartilages is often a major step toward improving the overall appearance. However, it is most often necessary to reconstitute the tip-support structures and to rebuild the lobular tripod.14 Providing medial crural support through alar strut grafts and lateral crural support by either alar batten grafts or, commonly, alar strut grafts, and adding some form of shield graft create a newly formed lobule that resists contracture and the resulting deformed appearance or functional col­lapse. The ability to take a nasal lobule apart and to rebuild it with predictable graft techniques allows one to tackle the most challenging revision rhino­plasty cases one encounters. Surgeons have the tools to perform these maneuvers and to achieve consist­ently happy patients and while markedly improving the nasal appearance in most cases.