A New Modification of Total Extracorporeal Septoplasty: The Shark-tooth Technique.

Authors

Bea J Nieuwman, Esther Hof, Herbert van den Berge

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Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Aug 25, 2025. Epub Aug 25, 2025.

Abstract

Extracorporeal septoplasty was proposed for correcting the severely deviated nasal septum due to insufficient outcomes of the conventional septoplasty techniques. This technique is superior in terms of accessibility and visibility of the nasal septum. However, it imposes a risk of creating a saddle nose deformity by disrupting the keystone area. It was aimed to prevent this deformity by developing a new modified extracorporeal septoplasty technique called the ''shark-tooth technique''. This technique is based on the retention of a small triangular segment of the cartilaginous septum on the bony septum, resembling a shark-tooth. By functioning as a mark, the shark-tooth ensures precise repositioning of the septum. It was thought that consequently the septal height would be preserved, thereby maintaining the dorsal profile.

PMID:
40857704
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 27 Aug 2025.

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