Open Roof Deformity Revision

When the lateral segments fail to align with the septal dorsum following osteotomies a gap which may be visually and palpably obvious results.

Open roof deformity revision.

If neglected the intranasal. Open roof deformity is one of the most common and problematic deformities in revision rhinoplasties due to failure to perform or performing incomplete ineffective uneven or unilateral osteotomies between the nasal bones and the maxilla thus impeding a smooth medialization of the nasal bones after either hump resection or humpless dorsum narrowing. Reconstructed with grafts from his rib. Patients may present with depressed skin stuck down to intranasal mucosa and a persistently wide nose.

Open roof deformity when this happens the middle part of the bridge will feel unnaturally flat. A 25 year old female patient underwent revision rhinoplasty 8 years ago because she did not like the appearance of her nose and she had trouble breathing properly. Photos courtesy of steven j. An additional cause of open roof deformity is overzealous nasal packing which can splint the nasal bones in a lateralized position.

Revision rhinoplasty can address a variety of different deformities from the excessive reduction of the nasal bridge to asymmetry in the nasal tip. To repair an open roof deformity the bones need to be brought back together. If the nasal bones are not completely closed then you may feel the free edges of the nasal bones. Furthermore the outcome of revision rhinoplasty may be harder to predict due to the primary rhinoplasty.

Most revisions are complicated procedures that require an open approach. Her pre operative photos shows what a typical over reduced rhinoplasty looked like. Los angeles and beverly hills rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty surgeons dr. The edges of the bones separate and will create a bumps on the sides of the nose.

An open roof deformity exists after bony hump removal without proper medialization of the nasal bones. She had scooped out saddled cartilage bridge a bony bump an open roof deformity inverted v deformity in the cartilage part of her nose an over projected tip with hanging columella and a pointy tip on the right. This is called an open roof deformity and may be corrected by repeating the osteotomies ie cutting the nasal bones. This closes the open roof created by taking off the top of the nasal bridge.