Comparative study of continuous lateral osteotomy and microperforating osteotomy in patients undergoing primary rhinoplasty.

Introduction:  Lateral osteotomies play an important role in rhinoplasty and can be performed with different techniques.

Objective:  To compare the results of narrowing of the nasal dorsum and base through 2 types of lateral osteotomy: continuous and microperforating.

Method:  We selected 74 patients undergoing rhinoplasty: 37 patients underwent lateral continuous osteotomy and the other 37 underwent microperforating osteotomy, all performed by the same surgeon.