Andrés Alvo

Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Chile

Fellow of the European Board of ORL-HNS

Fellowship in Pediatric ORL - Starship Children’s Hospital. Auckland, NZ

Fellow of the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe (RSE)


Sessions

09-11
07:57
7min
Internal suspension sutures in tip rhinoplasty
Andrés Alvo

DESCRIPTION: Present a simple suture technique to provide support to the tip in the healing process after rhinoplasty, aiming to prevent loss of rotation.

OBJECTIVES: Show the surgical steps to suspend the nasal tip to the cartilaginous dorsum in open rhinoplasty.

BACKGROUND: Tip stability after rhinoplasty is of paramount importance. Loss of rotation is a known complication and taping is of widespread use, aiming to prevent this from happening. With this in mind, a suturing technique was created to emulate the effect of tip taping, in order to sustain the suspension vector for the duration of the healing process.

Facial Plastic Surgery
Facial Plastic 2
09-12
15:00
30min
Endoscopic management of bilateral vocal fold inmobility in children
Andrés Alvo

DESCRIPTION: Showcase the surgical technique for endoscopic vocal fold lateralization and endoscopic cricoid split (with or without cartilage graft)

OBJECTIVE: Present reproducible steps for performing complex endoscopic airway procedures using standard instruments

BACKGROUND: The management of bilateral vocal fold inmobility in children is still a significant challenge in pediatric otolaryngology. Endoscopic techniques have been described as a less invasive approach.

Pediatric Otolaryngology
Pediatric Otolaryngology 1