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The author emphasizes that conservative rhinoplasty techniques are frequently satisfactory, but in certain techniques there is a limit to which nasal tips can be reshaped. In certain circumstances, therefore, interruption of the “domes” of the alar cartilages is suggested to achieve the most satisfactory aesthetic results.
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Muti, E. Treatment of alar cartilages: Should the “domes” be interrupted?. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 17, 193–198 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00636261
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00636261