Collapse of the nasal vestibule during inspiration is a frequently encountered symptom,
often caused by weak or medially displaced lateral crura in the lower lateral cartilages …

Background Excessive concavities of the lower lateral crura can lead to heavy aesthetic
disfigurement of the nasal tip and to insufficiencies of the external nasal valve. This study …

OBJECTIVES: Nasal valve collapse is a common cause of nasal airway obstruction.
Although many techniques have been devised to correct both the functional and aesthetic …

Preservation of the middle nasal vault has increasingly become a topic of interest and
concern in rhinoplasty. Modification of the nasal dorsum with traditional techniques may …

The lower lateral cartilage has intricate anatomical elements that define shape, projection,
and relations with other nasal tip structures. Good exposure of the lower lateral cartilages is …

Background As a consequence of removal of the nasal hump, the upper lateral cartilages
are separated from the septal cartilage in reductive rhinoplasty. A decrease in the nasal …

Middle vault collapse narrows the internal nasal valve and impairs airflow through the nose.
Loss of structural integrity of the upper lateral cartilaginous vault, the cause of the middle …

• Increasing nasal tip projection, rotation, and definition have classically been attempted
through a variety of lobular cartilage incising or excising techniques. Resultant long-term …

Background: Preservation of the middle nasal vault has increasingly become a topic of
interest and concern in rhinoplasty. Resection of even a minute amount of roof during hump …

A pinched nasal tip is caused by collapsed alar rims secondary to weak lateral crura. The
resulting deformity can be corrected with alar spreader grafts—autogenous grafts of septal …