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External rhinoplasty in the tropics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Brajendra Baser ,
Navin Hiranandani  and
D. S. Grewal
Brajendra Baser*
Affiliation:
Bombay, India
Navin Hiranandani
Affiliation:
Bombay, India
D. S. Grewal
Affiliation:
Bombay, India
*
Dr. Brajendra Baser, Lecturer Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, T. N. Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Dr. A. L. Nair Road, Bombay Central, Bombay—400 008. India
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Abstract

The thick oily and pigmented skin present in majority of tropical patients makes rhinoplasty challenging surgery. Rhinoplasty by the external approach though gaining increasing acceptance all over the world is yet to gain popularity in this country. Hypertrophied scars are not uncommon in coloured skin and the reluctance to give an external incision for a cosmetic procedure is natural. We started the external rhinoplasty approach with some reservations, however in a series of over seventy cases, no significant problem has been encountered, with the columellar scar. Accurate approximation of the columellar wound is probably a more important factor in wound healing than the skin colour. Our experience of external rhinoplasty is presented.

Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 12 , December 1989 , pp. 1198 - 1201
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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