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Background: When performing septorhinoplasty, deviated segments of septal cartilage can be straightened using cartilage or bone as splinting grafts. In some cases, autologous material is not available without an additional surgical procedure to harvest cartilage or bone. It is possible that resorbable plates can be used to splint and straighten deviated cartilage. Experience using bioresorbable rigid fixation devices on cartilage has been limited.Objective: To examine early histopathologic changes of rabbit ear cartilage and adjacent soft tissue following implantation with bioresorbable plates.

As the rhytidectomy procedure has evolved over the years, the understanding of facial anatomy and critical examination of results have lead to the adoption and modification of the deep plane technique by the senior author. Experience with the deep plane rhytidectomy technique has shown that reliable, safe, and effective results can be achieved consistently. The aesthetic benefit has increased particularly with respect to the nasolabial fold and the jowl, while complications have been few. The historical background, evolution, and details of the technique are presented.