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Introduction: Septorhinoplasty/ or rhinoplasty has traditionally been being performed by the otorhinolaryngologists for functional disorders or for external deformity, and by the general plastic surgeons for cosmetic indications. The goal of rhinoplasty is to fashion a natural nose that is in harmony with its surrounding facial features.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to outline the procedure of closed rhinoplasty / or septorhinoplasty in our geographic locality in the middle east. The patients' demographics, the indications of surgery, the procedure adopted in surgeries and the outcome were assessed with some details.

Patients and Methods: It is a retrospective study in which patients that underwent closed septorhinoplasty or rhinoplasty alone in the period from 2007-2011 were studied and their charts were reviewed. They were recruited from 2 centers in the middle east, the first is Jordan University Hospital/ Amman/ Jordan, and the second is Mosul teaching and private hospital/ Mosul/ Iraq.

Results: The study included 560 patients, their ages ranged from 17-56 with mean of (23.26) years. There were 230 males (41%) and 330 females (59%) and the follow up period ranged from 1-3 years. The majority of patients (520) (93%) had septorhinoplasty, only 40 patients (7%) had rhinoplasty alone. The paper discusses the operative technique, and the outcome.

Conclusion: The endonasal approach in rhinoplasty is quite satisfactory in the middle east with good outcome.

Keywords: Septorhinoplasty, Rhinoplasty, Closed, Endonasal

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