Nasal Skin Retractor, 15 cm – 16 mm, Grooved Concave Tip

The groove is what holds this retractor in place. Open rhinoplasty means lifting the soft tissue envelope off the nasal framework and keeping it there, and a smooth blade resting on the dorsum slides off the moment tension changes — the dorsum is a ridge, and a flat surface has nothing to sit in. A concave tip with a groove straddles that ridge, so the bone itself keeps the retractor aligned rather than the assistant’s grip.

Rounded tapered edges matter because of what is being held. The skin over the nasal dorsum is among the thinnest on the face, it is lifted under tension for the length of the procedure, and it is the surface the result will be judged on. An edge pressing into it leaves a mark that outlasts the swelling. 16 mm spreads that load across a useful width without covering the framework being worked on.

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