title: Improving the hanging ala.
abstract: The hanging ala can be lifted via removal of a piece of triangular vestibular skin shaped like a sail; the alar rim skin is rolled and sutured into the defect to form a new lifted rim margin.
authors.affiliation: Department of ORL-HNS, Metropolitan Medical Center, 1357 Masangkay St., Tondo, Manila, Philippines. edcyap88@gmail.com
authors.forename: Eduarda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yap
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D060052:Nasolabial Fold / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*