Columella lengthening in nasal tip plasty of Orientals.

ABSTRACT

To elevate the nasal tip in Orientals, two simple adjunctive procedures are presented. Either V-Y advancement or earlobe composite graft can be used after the open rhinoplasty incision on the columella-labial junction. Over the past 6 years, 62 Oriental patients with short columella were treated with one of the above procedures. The nasal tip projection as well as nasal tip appearance greatly improved. The scar in the columellar base posed no problems, and none of the patients complained about the scar. The procedures are particularly useful for cosmetic rhinoplasty in Orientals as well as in cleft lip nasal deformity.