Nasal Hump Correction Using Modified Autospreader Graft: Report of Two Cases / 대한이비인후과학회지

It is common to find a nose with a hump, lower nasal tip and a radix among Koreans. A common procedure as an aesthetical improvement for such feature, involves rasping of the hump, while lifting the tip and the bridge at the same time. As for the hump, en bloc resection is a well-known, traditional surgical method, but it may cause an open roof deformity, which leads to a high possibility of infection if dorsal augmentation using silicone was performed through it as it connects the nasal cavity and dorsum. To overcome this complication, the hump on the bony portion and cartilaginous has been improved by a modified autospreader graft. Also, the graft can also be used for tip-plasty in dorsal augmentation using silicone, septal extension graft, strut and onlay graft. As a result of constant monitoring for a year, the reformation of the hump and infection was not found.

Autoespaciador en rinoplastía por técnica abierta y cerrada / Autospreader in rhinoplasty by open and closed approach

Introducción: La dificultad en el adecuado manejo del dorso nasal radica en su pérdida de soporte, razón por la cual el injerto espaciador (spreader graft) ocupa un lugar destacado en rinoplastía, proveyendo amplitud al techo dorsal, a la vez que incrementa el ángulo de la válvula nasal interna, generando una optimización en los resultados estéticos y funcionales de la cirugía nasal. El autoespaciador mantiene estos mismos principios, utilizando el propio cartílago lateral superior. Objetivo: Describir la técnica del autoespaciador, beneficios y la experiencia de los autores en 80 casos de pacientes sometidos a rinoplastía por abordaje abierto y cerrado. Material y método: Trabajo retrospectivo descriptivo, de los pacientes intervenidos quirúrgicamente por autor principal utilizando la técnica señalada. Resultados: Casuística de 80 pacientes, de los cuales 70% sexo femenino, siendo el promedio de edad 30 años. Abordaje abierto en el 50%. No se reportaron complicaciones intraoperatorias, no existieron obstrucciones anatómicas ni funcionales a nivel de la válvula nasal interna, así como tampoco deformaciones estéticas en "V" invertida tras un seguimiento reportando entre 6 y 24 meses. Conclusión: El autoespaciador al igual que el injerto espaciador clásico, previene problemas funcionales manteniendo el ancho del dorso nasal y optimizando el adecuado funcionamiento de la válvula interna, al tiempo que incrementa el éxito estético de la cirugía, pareciendo a los autores, más simple y fisiológico respecto a su predecesor, el injerto espaciador clásico.

Introduction: The difficulty in the proper handling of the nasal dorsum is its loss of support, hence the spreader graft plays an important role in rhinoplasty, providing width to the dorsal ceiling, while increasing the angle of internal nasal valve, generating an optimization in the aesthetic and functional results of nasal surgery. The autospreader maintains these same principles, using the upper lateral cartilage itself. Aim: To describe the technique of autospreader, benefits and the experience of the authors in a series of patients undergoing open and closed rhinoplasty approach. Material and method: A retrospective descriptive study of patients operated on by primary author using the indicated technique. Results: Casuistry of 80 patients, of whom 70% female, average age being 30 years. Open approach 50%. No intraoperative complications were reported, there were no anatomical or functional obstruction at the level of internal nasal valve, neither aesthetic deformities like inverted "V" after a follow reporting between 6 and 24 months. Conclusions: The autospreader, like the classic spreader graft prevents functional problems maintaining the width of the nasal dorsum and optimizing the proper functioning of the internal valve, while increasing the aesthetic success of surgery, seeming to authors more simple and physiological over its predecessor, the spreader graft.