Is Laser Rhinoplasty True?

Question

Can a dorsal hump be removed using the laser technique in rhinoplasty .. Or can a laser be used in rhinoplasty no matter what task it accomplishes .. thank you !

Rod J. Rohrich, MD · Answer

Laser rhinoplasty is a marketing hype and is not a reality. The only time you would use a laser is for skin resurfacing or for significant acne scarring, or a disease called rhinophyma on the dorsum of the nose.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

A laser could be used, but it would result in thermal energy dissipation into tissues possibly causing cell death. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Mohsen Tavoussi, MD, DO · Answer

No such thing as laser Rhinoplasty. Laser is a cutting/destroying tool. Only time we use laser is to reduce the enlarged turbinates, inside the nose or resurface the nasal skin outside.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

A rhinoplasty is performed with a very precise set of instruments  Such as knife, scissors, and osteotomes. A laser will not cut cartilage or bone.

Roy A. David, MD · Answer

In theory, almost any incision can be performed with a laser, the question is - would that improve your result or make things safer for you? "Laser" added before the name of an operation doesn't always mean "better."

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

Sounds like more fiction than fact in my opinion. Dorsal humps are from excess, curved bone and cartilage. While a Laser could cut through this, it does so with heat generation which could burn and damage the tissues. The hump is removed with a bone chisel and a scalpel to remove the cartilage. Makes no sense to use a Laser.

Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired) · Answer

A laser can be used  to make skin incisions but it will not remove a bony hump. Select an experienced surgeon with excellent results, not an instrument.

Ashok Govila, FRCS, MCh, MS - Account Suspended · Answer

I am sorry to say that some one is making a fool of you.Its a total non nonsense.There is no such thing.

Is Laser Rhinoplasty True?

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