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Article: Research conducted by L.G. Patrocinio and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about surgery.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- September 2, 2009
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In this recent report published in the journal Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, researchers in Uberlandia, Brazil conducted a study "To present a graduated approach to refining the nasal lobule (a frequent complaint during consultations for rhinoplasty) based on anatomic features and to discuss the casuistics of this procedure since we began performing it. A retrospective evaluation of the medical charts of 1152 patients who underwent rhinoplasty from 2003 to 2006; 641 patients fulfilled the criteria for our study (55.6%)."
"were assessed by comparing preoperative and last follow-up photographs and considering the width, symmetry, and contour of the nasal ...