Retrospective Review of Open Tip Plasty for Bilateral Cleft Nasal Deformity before Adolescent Growth: A Single Surgeon’s Experience of 25 Consecutive Cases

In carefully selected BCL patients demonstrating unfavorable nasal growth before adolescence, open tip rhinoplasty improves both relative nostril height and tip projection relative to comparable patients who did not undergo the procedure. Further studies are required to determine whether this early intervention can improve patient satisfaction through school-age years and decrease the need for definitive rhinoplasty at maturity.