title: Cerclage suture method for closed-tip rhinoplasty.
abstract: This article presents a method for passing a cerclage suture around the nasal tip complex to narrow it. The method does not require elevation of the skin from the lower lateral cartilages. The method requires a double-pointed straight needle with the suture swaged on in the center.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cutting
mesh_terms: D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D016896:Treatment Outcome