Articles

Abstract Objective: to determine etiology and treatment of alar retraction based on a series of specific rhinoplasty maneuvers Design: retrospective review of a single surgeon’s (MC) rhinoplasty digital photo database, examining pre-operative alar retraction from 2003 to 2005 in 520 patients. Patients with more than 1 millimeter (mm) of alar retraction on pre-operative photographs were… Read More

Approximately 80% of the general population has septal deviation, with up to one-third suffering from some degree of anatomic nasal obstruction. Many patients seeking nasal septal surgery desire operative intervention not because of a desire to alter the aesthetic character of their nose, but simply to correct anatomic narrowing of the nasal airway which may… Read More

Abstract Hematomas, pseudocysts, and seromas are all part of the differential diagnosis of auricular swellings. Seromas are benign collections of serous fluid that have a tendency to recur. The fluid accumulates in the space between the dermis and perichondrium of the ear. We describe what we believe is the first case of spontaneous bilateral auricular… Read More

Abstract A significant proportion of the population has nasal septal deviation of varying degrees. Recent reports of such deviation occurring at younger ages suggest a congenital etiology. To the best of our knowledge, no previous clinical studies have compared the septal deviation of adult and pediatric populations with a uniform measure that focuses on the… Read More

Raj Kanodia MD, FACS ,  Anil R. Shah MD, FACS Introduction: Rhinoplasty is the most challenging operation in plastic surgery. First of all, the anatomy in each nose is distinct. The wide amount of variation is seen in part due to differences within skin soft tissue envelope thickness and the shape and orientation of the… Read More

Anil R. Shah MD, Daniel Zeitler MD, and Jeffrey B. Wise MD* Anil R. Shah MD Clinical Instructor, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private Practice, Chicago, IL Daniel Zeitler MD Resident, Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Jeffrey B. Wise MD… Read More

Mohamad Chaaban, MDa, Anil R. Shah, MDb,* a Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S Maryland Avenue E-102, Chicago, IL 60637, USA b Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Chicago, 845 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 934, E. Chicago, IL 60611, USA *… Read More

A Comparison of Warping David W. Kim, MD; Anil R. Shah, MD; Dean M. Toriumi, MD Objective: To determine if a systematic, concentric graftcarving technique results in less warping than eccentric carving. Methods: Costal cartilage from ribs 3 through 9 were harvested from fresh human cadavers. Concentric dorsal grafts were carved from cartilage obtained from… Read More

Rhinoplasty anatomy and analysis often go hand in hand. It is important to know anatomic terms so that communication between surgeon and patient can be facilitated. The descriptions of anatomy and analysis have been oversimplified so that the layperson can understand some of the basic definitions and learn some techniques to analyze a nose. Planning… Read More

Christina J. Laane, MD / Anil R. Shah MD CONGENITAL MIDLINE NASAL MASSES Congenital midline nasal masses, which include nasal dermoid cysts, nasal encephaloceles, and nasal gliomas (Figures 9–1, 9–2 and 9–5), are rare malformations; one occurs in 20,000–40,000 live births in the United States. Frontoethmoidal encephaloceles are more common in Southeast Asia, with one… Read More