Correction of the pinched nasal tip with alar spreader grafts.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
A pinched nasal tip is caused by collapsed alar rims secondary to weak lateral crura. The resulting deformity can be corrected with alar spreader grafts--autogenous grafts of septal or auricular cartilage that are inserted between and deep to the remaining lateral crura to force them apart, propping up the caved-in segment. We describe the surgical technique, indications, and variations in design of alar spreader grafts and present representative results from our series of 38 patients.
Medical subject headings
- Ear Cartilage
- Nasal Septum
- Nose Deformities, Acquired
- Rhinoplasty