What Is Rhinoplasty Without Breaking the Bone? Piezo and Micromotor Technology
Rhinoplasty Without Breaking the Bone; Advancing technology has begun to increase the number of techniques that make it possible to perform tissue-preserving surgeries. In rhinoplasty operations, it is very important to cut and shape the nasal bone precisely.
These devices, developed as alternatives to surgical instruments such as chisels and rasps used in traditional techniques, work through vibration and allow the bone to be cut.
Piezo and Micromotor systems, which allow ultrasonic or vibration-assisted cutting, make it possible to treat deformities in the bone without applying any breaking procedure and to work precisely enough to make millimetric corrections.
These devices offer surgeons advantages such as shorter operation times, prevention of unwanted bone fractures, and minimal bruising and edema after surgery.
Piezo and Micromotor systems are used to shape the nasal bone, so rather than being a rhinoplasty method, we can say that they are useful devices used only while cutting the bone during rhinoplasty operations to achieve more efficient results.
The nose is not an organ made only of bone; most of its anatomical structure consists of cartilage. Shaping the bone is only one part of rhinoplasty surgery, and bone shaping can be performed using many different methods.
Piezo Ultrasonic Rhinoplasty
The Piezo device, which initially began to be used in dental and jaw surgery procedures, has gradually become one of the indispensable tools in rhinoplasty operations. In Piezo Ultrasonic Rhinoplasty operations, the Piezo device creates ultra-high-frequency vibrations through sound, and with these high-frequency vibrations, it is possible to cut the bone as if drawing with a pencil.
It does not damage the surrounding soft tissue while cutting the bone. For this reason, compared with traditional rasps or hammers and chisels used to shape the nasal bone, it provides remarkable success, improved precision, and reduced trauma.
Since soft tissue damage does not occur, the risk of bruising and edema after Piezo rhinoplasty is also lower. The patient’s recovery period becomes much faster and easier. However, it is very important for the Piezo device to be used by skilled hands.
This is because the biggest disadvantage of the Piezo device is that it heats up while cutting the bone very precisely. Since the device becomes highly heated, it should not come into contact with the skin, and in most cases, the nasal skin needs to be widely opened.
This may cause us to be unable to preserve the nasal ligaments and soft tissue while trying to cut the bone properly. For this reason, the Piezo device, which is commonly used in open technique rhinoplasty, is not preferred in closed rhinoplasty operations where preservation of the nasal ligaments is a priority, due to the possibility of burning the nasal skin.
Micromotor Technology
The Micromotor system, which is frequently preferred in rhinoplasty operations, works by creating mechanical vibrations and offers the possibility of precisely treating deformities in the nasal bone through fine tips.
In recent years, this device has inspired many nasal reconstruction surgeons worldwide. Thanks to fine-tipped instruments, millimetric work can be performed, so soft tissue damage does not occur, just as in Piezo rhinoplasty operations.
Thanks to their extreme precision and exceptional efficiency, these systems significantly reduce tissue swelling and bruising and support faster recovery. The most important feature of the Micromotor system is that it does not heat up.
For this reason, the nasal bone can be shaped through a small access route opened from inside the nose. Since it does not heat up, the nasal skin does not need to be widely opened and, unlike other devices, it can be safely used in closed rhinoplasty surgeries. The price of Piezo rhinoplasty operations is determined according to the changes your nose requires.
