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The Alar Equalization Suture for Nasal Tip Refinement
Ira L Savetsky1, Kristy L Hamilton1, Yash J Avashia1
1From Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute; and Baylor College of Medicine.
Summary:
Anatomic subtleties of the nasal tip have a dramatic impact on the overall appearance of the nose. Creation of the ideal nasal tip in rhinoplasty requires straight lower lateral cartilages, everted lateral crura, a higher caudal edge of the lower lateral cartilages relative to the cephalic margin, and a diamond-shaped tip. In this article, the authors describe the alar equalization suture, a suture technique that further refines nasal tip shaping after traditional maneuvers have been performed.
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