Dr Charbel Medawar Talks About His Endoscopic Approach.

Dr. Charbel Medawar, Fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery,  firmly believes that the new endoscopic approach offers a remarkable advantage over the open approach in the final assessment of profile alignment.

What is an endoscopic Rhinoplasty ?

This New technique allows the senior surgeon to provide adequate real-time explanations through perfect control and visualization due to the endoscopic view. Residents’ feedback confirmed that understanding and step-by-step visualization were greatly enhanced as opposed to traditional closed rhinoplasties

How Long Does an Endoscopic Rhinoplasty take?

On average, the advanced endoscopic guided septo-rhinoplasty takes 90 to 120 minutes to be completed.

Is There a Lot of Swelling Post Endoscopic Rhinoplasty?

Upon cast removal, patients who underwent advanced endoscopic guided septo-rhinoplasty showed minimal to no swelling

Can This New Technique be used in an Academic Teaching Center?

It is true that closed approaches inevitably give residents and fellows only an intermittent and limited vision of the procedure, thus impairing their understanding of the approach. Residents’ feedback confirmed that understanding and step-by-step visualization were greatly enhanced by our new endoscopic approach as opposed to traditional closed rhinoplasties

Is Endoscopic Rhinoplasty Safe?

Thus far, no complications have been associated to this technique.

Are Patients Satisfied After an Endoscopic Rhinoplasty?

Responses and satisfaction with the overall experience were overwhelmingly positive