Rhinoplasty is one of the most common procedures in cosmetic surgery, and a possible complication is the dislocation of the nasal bone. Therefore, we have established a simple technique to fixate the unstable bone fracture, which has given us excellent cosmetic results. Sometimes during a rhinoplasty surgery, when the lateral osteotomy is finished, the result may be compromised by dislocation of the lateral fragment. This creates instability of the lateral wall of the nasal bone pyramid, as demonstrated in Figure 1. The loss of stability can cause the bone fragment to drop (Figure 2), which is difficult to correct and leads to irregularities of the nasal dorsum and marked asymmetry of the nasal pyramid.
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