AAOHNS Releases First-Ever Rhinoplasty Clinical Guidelines

A medical school graduate of Wayne State University, Michele Zormeier, MD, has served as the physician-owner of the Zormeier Cosmetic Surgery & Longevity Center for more than seven years. Committed to the advancement of her profession, as well as staying up to date about advances in head and neck surgical procedures, Michele Zormeier, MD, is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS).

In an effort to address the minute amount of guidelines and related reference material for surgeons performing rhinoplasty, the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery recently rolled out a new practice guideline, “Improving Nasal Form and Function after Rhinoplasty,” in a recent issue of its peer-reviewed journal, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

This marks the first time that the organization has issued evidence-based recommendations for rhinoplasty procedures with the express purpose of providing guidance to surgeons and other key medical stakeholders with a baseline roadmap of how to care for patients, both preoperatively and postoperatively. In her comments, guideline chair Lisa E. Ishii, MD, MHS, said the new framework is critical to constructing a uniform basis of care for rhinoplasty patients.