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This study introduces a novel application of 3D printing technology to improve the precision of nasal osteotomy for crooked nose correction. A customized 3D-printed surgical guide was applied in ten patients, enabling highly accurate osteot…

[BACKGROUND] Short nose correction in Asian rhinoplasty is challenging due to weak septal cartilage, thick skin envelopes, and strong postoperative contractile forces that compromise long-term tip stability. [OBJECTIVES] This study aimed t…

[BACKGROUND] Nose deviation deformities pose a complex cosmetic and functional problem. The most common surgical intervention to manage such deformities is septorhinoplasty, typically performed by a plastic surgeon or a rhinologist. This st…

[BACKGROUND] Hanging alae is a common aesthetic problem in Southeast Asian noses. The alar overhang gives a poor aesthetic relation between the alar and columellar base described as a "heavy hypertrophic alar" appearance. Alar lift surgery …

Aesthetic rhinoplasty relies on a stable framework for long-term structural integrity, often requiring autogenous cartilage grafts. While conchal cartilage is commonly used, its volume may be insufficient, particularly in secondary or revis…

[BACKGROUND] Aesthetic standards vary and are subjective; artificial intelligence (AI), which is currently seeing a boom in interest, has the potential to provide objective assessment. [OBJECTIVES] The aim of this study was to provide a re…

[BACKGROUND] Reconstruction of total or near-total nasal defects is challenging and requires the re-creation of three nasal layers. Fasciocutaneous free flaps have been used effectively for restoring the vascularized nasal lining and staged…

[BACKGROUND] Traditionally, radial forearm free flaps are utilized for nasal lining reconstruction when local flaps cannot provide adequate coverage. However, according to our clinical observation, the skin of the forearm flap is relatively…

[BACKGROUND] Several brow-lift techniques have been used to prevent brow ptosis after blepharoplasty. For example, both internal and external browpexies have been adopted worldwide. However, few studies have compared these two methods. The …

[BACKGROUND] The ability to simultaneously cut and perform hemostasis with low lateral thermal injury makes carbon dioxide laser a useful tool in blepharoplasty. Monopolar electrosurgery is another commonly used cutting tool that improves t…

[BACKGROUND] Extensive nasal defects after resection of a malignancy are a challenge for all plastic surgeons. Nasal composite tissue defects have to be reconstructed with multiple staging surgeries. A paramedian pedicled forehead flap and …

[BACKGROUND] This study aimed to propose a novel four-type deformity and treatment-oriented classification of the lower eyelids that directs the therapeutic combination of three-step lower blepharoplasty for Asian populations. [METHODS] We…

[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] Postoperative short nose is one of the most difficult problems encountered in plastic surgery. We propose a technique of lining rotation flaps combined with composite chondrocutaneous auricular graft from the tri…

Augmentation rhinoplasty is one of the top three anesthetic surgeries in Asia. I-shaped silicone-polytetrafluoroethylene composite implants are feasible for both primary and secondary augmentation rhinoplasty in Asians. This series was to a…

[BACKGROUND] Many Asian patients desire a narrower nasal base with less flaring of the alar lobules. However, patients who underwent multiple rhinoplasty surgeries with nostril contracture or an overreduction of the alar base may experience…

[BACKGROUND] To introduce an innovative refinement, the "double V cutting folded derotation graft" (DVCFD graft), which is a method for nasal tip lengthening in aesthetic rhinoplasty with strong holding force and efficient cartilage use. […

[BACKGROUND] Augmentation rhinoplasty had become increasingly popular among Asians. Failure to recognize nasal deviation before surgery may engender unsatisfactory outcomes because the deviation becomes prominently visible after surgery due…

[BACKGROUND] Silicone-polytetrafluoroethylene composite implants are fast gaining popularity in Asian rhinoplasty. Nonetheless, implant displacement, erythematous reactions, and infections still occur in the authors' patient group during lo…

[INTRODUCTION] Autologous costal cartilage dorsal onlay graft is widely used for dorsum and radix augmentation in secondary cleft lip nasal rhinoplasty. The most common drawback of costal cartilage dorsal onlay graft is warping. The purpose…

[BACKGROUND] The authors evaluated the efficacy of a combined regimen of botulinum toxin type A (Botox) and a steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) for treating hypertrophic scars in comparison with the treatment with each drug alone. [METHODS…