following a nasal fracture playing basketball in high school. Although his fracture was apparently reduced at the time he had almost complete obstruction of both sides of his nose, with his nasal septum collapsed like a accordion. He is shown before and again, 6 weeks after an extracorporeal septoplasty/open rhinoplasty. In a case like this the septum is removed completely, straightened on the surgical table and attached to a pds plate ( a dissolvable plastic like material) to stabilized it and then placed back into the nose. Spreader grafts were placed at the same time. He is shown 6 weeks after surgery and not only is he able to breath normally again, but his nose is much straighter.
Update: Our patient is now seen 8 months after his surgery. His nasal obstruction has resolved and his nose has maintained its shape after his extracorporeal septal reconstruction
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