Technical and Clinical Considerations for Facial Feminization Surgery With Rhinoplasty and Related Procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Together with the forehead reconstruction, feminization of the nose is one of the most common procedures in facial feminization surgery. Rhinoplasty surgical techniques, which provide correct support and stability in the midterm to long term, are essential for obtaining a predictable result.

Objective

To report on the technical and clinical considerations of rhinoplasty and related procedures to feminize the nose, harmonize the nose in relation to the other modified structures (mainly the forehead and maxillomandibular complex), and achieve an aesthetic result beyond gender differences.

Design, setting, and participants

Case series study of feminization rhinoplasties, in combination with lip-lift techniques, forehead reconstruction, and other procedures, we

SUBMITTER: Bellinga RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5815130 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature