Unaesthetic alar margin cephalic retraction is a postrhinoplasty complication that is largely correctable. Composite grafts from the auricle impart a downward thrust to the ala in order to restore the gentle S-shaped curve of the alar margin and normalize the alar-columellar relationship
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Tardy et al. (1989) studied this question.