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AOHN Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · 1996

Alar reductions in rhinoplasty

Gilbert SE.

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PubMed 8663954Publisher (DOI)

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“To ascertain if avoiding the vestibular portion of alar reductions during rhinoplasty could improve the cosmetic result of the postoperative nasal sill. Design: Blind, randomized review of base-view photographs (40 patients) 1 year after rhinoplasty. Setting: A surgical clinic, accredited by the Accreditation…”

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8663954
Journal
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Year
1996
Authors
1
Type
Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial
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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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