The two essential elements for planning tip surgery in primary and secondary rhinoplasty: Observations based on review of 100 consecutive patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1571-1581

  Constantian, Mark B ^a,b  

^a Dartmouth Medical School ^*  (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE APEX; NOSE CARTILAGE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; OBSERVATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 14944376984     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000138755.00167.F5     Document Type: Review

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