Laser-Assisted Rhinoplasty: The Future Generation Rhinoplasty Technique to Preserve Anatomy? A Series of Patients Compared to Patients Undergoing Standard Open Rhinoplasty

Background: Rhinoplasty is the cosmetic procedure that is most difficult to master. Anatomical preservation should represent the main goal of rhinoplasty. One emerging tool appears to be erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser bone and cartilage reshaping. The authors developed a new small laser hand probe to perform what we called laser-assisted rhinoplasty. The authors evaluate the feasibility of the laser-assisted rhinoplasty and the aesthetic...