摘要

Objectives: To ilustrate the usefulness of high resolution ultrasound in evaluating patients with surgical and non-surgical rhinoplasty. Introduction: Assessment of patients with prior nose procedures can be challenging. With the usual lack of accurate information, choosing the best approach can be a difficult decision for both surgical and non surgical patients. High frequency ultrasound is a novel point of care tool that reveals crucial information about nose tissues, leading to an informed treatment path. Materials / method: Interesting case findings were collected from patients referred from different specialties for ultrasound evaluation prior to surgical or non surgical approach. Patients were evaluated using high resolution ultrasound equipment and technique and given a radiologic report to continue with their professional evaluation. Results: Ultrasound images obtained from these patients showed important findings, from prior filler deposits and cartilage grafts, to tissue layers health status, that helped clinicians to choose the best approach for them. Conclusion: High resolution ultrasound is a convenient tool to obtain important information about previous nose procedures. Its findings can help to choose between different approaches or even completely change medical conduct.