Dorsal Width and Functional Outcomes with use of Autospreader Flaps in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty.

Cohort studyAesthetic surgery journal· Jul 2026

Dorsal Width and Functional Outcomes with use of Autospreader Flaps in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty.

Nicolette Jabbour, William Pelligrini, Jennifer Shehan, Waleed Ezzat

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Aesthetic & Cosmetic SurgeryCohort studyTreatmentQ1IF 2.7

Auto-spreader flaps associated with just 1 mm rise in dorsal width, not significant

Dorsal Width and Functional Outcomes with use of Autospreader Flaps in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty.

Nicolette Jabbour … Waleed Ezzat

Aesthetic surgery journal · Jul 2026 · Q1 in Surgery

Background

Use of spreader grafts can help mitigate the risk of nasal valve dysfunction in cosmetic rhinoplasty but can also increase the width of the nasal dorsum, compromising cosmetic outcomes.

Purpose

Determine the cosmetic and functional outcomes in patients undergoing cosmetic rhinoplasty with prophylactic auto-spreader flaps.

Methods

Who underwent cosmetic primary rhinoplasty with prophylactic auto-spreader flaps were identified.

Results

1

mm

dorsal width was not meaningfully wider a year after surgery

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Conclusion

The prophylactic use of auto-spreader flaps in cosmetic rhinoplasty preserves nasal function without significantly widening the nasal dorsum and compromising cosmetic outcomes.

Dorsal Width and Functional Outcomes with use of Autospreader Flaps in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty.

Dorsal Width and Functional Outcomes with use of Autospreader Flaps in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty.

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