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Treatment of postreconstructive collapsed nasal ala with a costal cartilage graft
1Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
A technique to restore the skeletal support of the postreconstruction collapsed ala is proposed. This makes use of the elastic characteristic of costal cartilage to provide a natural spring to elevate the ala and thereby enlarge the nostril. Three illustrative cases are described.