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Non-suture and Non-grafting Techniques in Nasal Tip Rhinoplasty

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Apart from sutures and grafts, there are non-suture and non-grafting techniques available to achieve alterations in the tip definition, projection and rotation. Trimming the cephalic portion of the lateral crus is the commonest non-suture and non-grafting technique performed in nasal tip surgery.

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Balaji, N. (2020). Non-suture and Non-grafting Techniques in Nasal Tip Rhinoplasty. In: Textbook of Nasal Tip Rhinoplasty . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48157-5_10

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