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Hey everyone, today I wanted to address a topic that I get asked frequently about, and that’s: what is a piezo rhinoplasty or an ultrasonic rhinoplasty. So, I wanted to clear that up today in this video.

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Piezoelectric refers to a technology that is based on ultrasound, so that’s why ultrasonic is sort of an interchangeable word, where the instrument vibrates at a frequency that only cuts bone.

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So right away, you know, it’s just referring to the bony parts of rhinoplasty, which is typically the top part, the nasal hump and all that kind of thing.

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It’s a great technology.

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What if you try to cut the bone with traditional instruments, you can get uncontrolled fractures. You can cause a little bit of damage to other surrounding tissues. You can dislocate the cartilage that’s attached to it, but with this device, you can operate with a lot of confidence that nothing surrounding the bone will get injured.

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The other thing is it’s very precise, so you can actually use it as a sculpting tool, which is very different than the sort of traditional chisels and hammers that are used to do the bony work.

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So, it’s a really powerful tool, but it’s not for every case. In some cases that need minimal bony work, it really doesn’t make a big difference.

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The other thing that you see with this, because it has less damage to surrounding tissues, is that you tend to get a lot less bruising.

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It improves the recovery time, especially if there’s a lot of bony work that’s done in a primary rhinoplasty, so it’s a great tool.

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Thanks so much for watching. I hope it was educational for you. If you’d like to set up a consultation, give us a call, shoot us an email. We look forward to meeting you.