Correction of Nostril Stenosis and Alteration of Nostril Shape with an Orthonostric Device

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Miami, Fla.; and Paterson, N.J. From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Miami Children's Hospital; the University of Miami School of Medicine; and the Regional Cleft-Craniofacial Center of New Jersey, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital. Received for publication January 27, 2006; accepted June 29, 2006. Presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Rhinoplasty Society, in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 28, 2005. Disclosure:The device described in this article was developed and is fabricated by Dr. Marta Mejia. Neither Dr. Podda nor Dr. Wolfe receives any compensation for the fabrication of this device. Insurance companies have been billed for the fabrication of the orthonostric devices and generally have paid according to standard Current Procedural Terminology codes. None of the authors has a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this article. S. Anthony Wolfe, M.D., Miami Children's Hospital, 3100 S.W. 62nd Avenue, Miami, Fla. 33155, [email protected],