Rhinoplasty: straight dorsum and natural result in women
Case fact sheet
- Patient: 24 year old woman
- Point: Congenital right choanal atresia, which had kept that nasal cavity closed since birth
- Intervention: Joint surgery with otolaryngology — May 2023. Opening of the right choanal atresia and, in the same surgical time, structural rhinoplasty with ultrasonic (piezoelectric) bone instrumentation
- Structure: spreader grafts and septal extension graft
- Result: The patient is breathing through her right nostril for the first time in her life, in addition to the aesthetic improvement.
- Surgeon: Dr. Gustavo Sordo, with the otolaryngology team
Unilateral choanal atresia can go unnoticed for years because the patient breathes through the unaffected side and becomes accustomed to it. When it is corrected in adulthood, the functional change is immediate: the obstructed airway is ventilated for the first time.
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Case operated on by Dr. Gustavo Sordo
Specialist in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery. Member No. 282858125.
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Dr. Gustavo Sordo · Member No. 282858125 · Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery · Madrid