Nasal Bone Grafts from the Removed Hump Used as Overlay Grafts to Camouflage Concave Lateral Crura

Abstract

Alar cartilage consists of a medial crus, middle crus and lateral crus. The lateral crus is an important aesthetic and functional structure of the nose. A 32-year-old male patient with concave lateral crura was operated by the authors. An open rhinoplasty with a dorsal approach to the septum is preferred. The nasal bones harvested from the hump, which is an autogenous graft trimmed and sutured on both concave lateral crura as an overlay camouflage grafts. Satisfactory result was achieved. © 2012 Association of Otolaryngologists of India.