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Aesthetic correction of isolated congenital absence of nasal lower lateral cartilages

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Isolated congenital nasal anomalies that cause remarkable aesthetic deformities are extremely rare, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. In this study, we present the case of a patient with nonsyndromic congenital isolated absence of the nasal lower lateral cartilage and the subsequent esthetic surgical correction. A satisfactory result was achieved.

Level of Evidence: Level V, therapeutic study.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mevlana (Rumi) University Hospital, Konya, Turkey

    Sadık Şentürk

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mevlana (Rumi) University Hospital, Konya, Turkey

    Erkun Tuncer

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Şentürk, S., Tuncer, E. Aesthetic correction of isolated congenital absence of nasal lower lateral cartilages. Eur J Plast Surg 36, 527–530 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-013-0819-2

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