Summary

The dedicated rhinoplasty surgeon continues to acquire throughout his or her career an increasingly detailed understanding of the anatomy and the problems that occur related to rhinoplasty and a growing armamentarium of techniques to achieve improvement or correction. This article outlines the authors' approach and discusses selected technical problems and approaches to reducing their occurrence. Focusing on the two essential goalsdmaking the patient happy and making this the patient's only nasal surgerydprimary rhinoplasty can be a uniquely rewarding experience for the patient and the surgeon.

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