The boxy nasal tip: Classification and management based on alar cartilage suturing techniques
The boxy nasal tip: Classification and management based on alar cartilage suturing techniques
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DOI:
10.1097/00006534-200106000-00034
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发表时间:
2001-06-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Adams, WP
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作者:
Rohrich, RJ;Adams, WP
The boxy nasal tip is characterized by a broad, rectangular appearance of the tip lobule on basal view. This manifests anatomically as one of three types: type I, which features an increased intercrural angle of divergence (greater than 30 degrees) and normal domal are (4 mm or less) manifesting as the tip-defining points; type II, which features an increased angulation of the domes of the lower lateral segments of cartilage, creating a widened domal are (greater than 4 mm) and normal angle of divergence (30 degrees or less); and type III, which features a combination of increased angle of divergence (greater than 30 degrees) and widened crural domal are (4 mm or greater). In this article, the available techniques for correction of the boxy tip are reviewed and an algorithmic approach for the management of this problem is demonstrated using the open approach to rhinoplasty. Using an individualized algorithmic approach with intraoperative nasal tip analysis and three nasal tip suture reshaping techniques, consistent aesthetic results can be obtained in the correction of the boxy nasal tip.