Hollin E Calloway, Cameron M Heilbronn, Jeffrey T Gu, Tiffany T Pham, Christian H Barnes, Brian Jet-Fei Wong
IMPORTANCE: The design, use, and indications for the articulated alar rim graft (AARG) and the functional and aesthetic improvements that can be achieved have not been fully characterized. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the functional and aesthetic outcomes of AARG placement on nasal airway function, nasal base shape change, and appearance. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A case series study of patients who underwent septorhinoplasty with placement of AARG at University of California, Irvine Medical Center, from 2015 to 2018 was carried out...
December 1, 2019: JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery