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WAYNE F. LARRABEE, MD; RITCHIE A. YOUNGER, MD
Seattle, Wash; Vancouver, Canada

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116(3):258-259.

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Rhinoplasty continues to be the subject that stimulates the most interest at American Academy of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery meetings. Some new concepts and many refinements of traditional techniques have been presented at recent meetings, including the Fifth International Symposium in Toronto, Canada, the 1989 Fall Meeting in New Orleans, La, and the recent World Congress in Madrid, Spain. A recurrent theme in these presentations has been the creative use of multiple techniques to improve functional as well as aesthetic results. Some highlights from these meetings are presented.

Dr R. Kridel, Houston, Tex, and R. Konior reported their experience with irradiated cartilage and rhinoplasty. They used irradiated homograft costal cartilage in 60 primary and revision rhinoplasty cases over a 4-year period. In addition to filling contour defects, these grafts were used to improve function by providing support in the tip and valve areas. Short-term complications included three patients with localized . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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