Modified Inferior Turbinoplasty A New Surgical Approach /

• Main Author: Gottarelli, Paolo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Oral surgery.; Maxillofacial surgery.; Plastic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Plastic Surgery.; Head and Neck Surgery.; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Humans can resist 40 days without eating and 4 days without drinking, but only 4 minutes without breathing: this tells us much about its fundamental importance. Restoring an efficient nasal function is a very important – and in some cases crucial – issue. This book describes an innovative surgical t...

Table of Contents:

• The History of Rhinoplasty
• Well-being and Respiration
• Nasal Anatomy and Function
• The Inferior Turbinates
• Diagnosis
• How we attained Modified Inferior Turbinoplasty
• The New Modified Inferior Turbinoplasty
• Post-traumatic Hump Nose
• The Modified Inferior Turbinoplasty, Step by Step
• The Concept of "Respiratory Symmetry"
• The Control of Relapses in Septal Deviations
• Conclusions.