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Cartilage grafting in some projecting nasal tips can enhance the result obtainable by modifying the alar cartilages alone: where there is a sizeable discrepancy between skin sleeve and skeletal volumes, or where a small tip requires a change in configuration. These principles are defined and illustrated in primary rhinoplasty.
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