Mono-Unit Alar Rim Graft Technique for Tip-Alar Margin Support

Kim SA, Jang YJ.

In the archive as a landmark paper: the core sweep runs 2011–2026, and this one is here because the history of rhinoplasty rests on it · cited on alar rim grafts.

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“The appropriate treatment of alar rim deformities, such as alar pinching or concavity, and soft triangle notching is essential for perfecting nasal aesthetics. Objectives: The authors introduced the "mono-unit alar rim graft" technique as a treatment option for these abnormalities. Methods: A case series of 29…”

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32502275

DOI

10.1093/asj/sjaa148

Journal

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Year

2020

Authors

2

Type

Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Nasal tip

Tip surgery is now a support problem rather than a sculpting problem: the septal extension graft holds projection and rotation where the columellar strut loses them (0.2% against 4.7% projection loss at one year), and the current series repair, reposition and reinforce the lower lateral cartilages instead of excising them.

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