method for correction of the deviated cartilagenous nose

Surgical attempts to straighten a deviated nose do not always produce a satisfactory result. In a trial to correct simple and moderately deviated noses we selected 16 patients with cartilaginous nasal deviations, their ages ranged from 16 to 45 years, the septum was corrected and separated from the upper lateral cartilage in the side of the deviation so, freed from its pulling effect and brought to the midline and maintained in position by plastic splints. The follow up period was 12 to 18 months. Early results are promising both aesthetically and functionally