Video 3.20: Dorsal Roof Technique – Animation of the Principles Behind the Technique

What this video shows

Video 3.20 is an animation that presents the principles behind the dorsal roof technique in a schematic way, complementing the live surgery shown in Video 3.19. It visualises how the dorsal roof is defined by the dorsal aesthetic lines, how the dorsal osteotomy differs from a classical medial osteotomy, how the septum is lowered under the roof and how the roof is re-fixed at the new height before the bony vault is narrowed.

The animation is a useful teaching tool for residents and for patients who want to understand what 'preservation rhinoplasty' means in this practice.

Key points

• Schematic explanation of the dorsal roof concept.

• Shows the relationship between dorsal aesthetic lines, roof, septum and osteotomies.

• Companion to the live surgical Video 3.19.

In the book: Chapter 3 – Dorsum Surgery, section 3.4.2.2.2 Dorsal Roof Technique, p. 65 of Rhinoplasty in Practice: An Algorithmic Approach to Modern Surgical Techniques (CRC Press, 2021). About the book and all companion videos.

Related publication record: Dorsal Roof Technique for Dorsum Preservation in Rhinoplasty.

Surgeon: Prof. Dr. Suleyman Tas, plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon, Istanbul. This video is part of the surgeon-training material of the book; patients considering rhinoplasty in Istanbul can use it to understand the techniques used at Prof. Dr. Suleyman Tas Clinic.