So, I recently read a book, which I’m not here to do book reviews, but I thought it was kind of interesting and it was on innovation. It’s called How Innovation Works And Why It Flourishes In Freedom by Matthew Ridley. And it’s kind of cool because this book talks about the mindset of how… [Read More]
Rhinoplasty
Does Septal Deviation Lead To Chronic Rhinosinusitis?
This is something a lot of my patients will complain about and something I’ve noticed for years. And there is a study* that actually talks about this. So here’s what we’re looking at. Patients with sinusitis, do they have an increased amount of septal deviation? This study actually looked at patients who were about to… [Read More]
Allergies & Other Things That Inflame The Nose – MASTERS OF BEAUTY
“Allergies and Other Things That Inflame The Nose.” This is the podcast that a lot of my patients have been asking for. It’s what you can do as a patient to treat allergies and inflammation of the nose and doing so with the least amount of medications possible. You know, a lot of my patients… [Read More]
Reduction Rhinoplasty
What Is Reduction Rhinoplasty? Reduction Rhinoplasty is where the nose is brought closer to the face and made overall smaller. With recent updates, Dr. Shah from Chicago, IL is able to make larger changes to the nose to allow for overall reduction of the nose in multiple dimensions. Many surgeons will make a change in… [Read More]
Alar Retraction: Etiology, Treatment, and Prevention
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]
Bilateral auricular seromas: A case report and review of the literature
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]
Nasal septal deviation in the pediatric and adult populations
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]
Finesse Rhinoplasty
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]
Nasal Reconstruction of the Leprosy Nose Using Costal Cartilage
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]
Open Septoplasty: Indications and Treatment
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, 200 West Superior St., Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60654, USA * Corresponding… [Read More]