title: An anatomical study in the oriental nose of the location of the vibrissae-bearing area in relation to the lower lateral cartilage.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is no well-known indicator that can assist with a precise intranasal incision during open rhinoplasty on the caudal border of the lower lateral cartilage. However, the vibrissae-bearing area is clinically known as a good landmark for cartilage. The aim of this study was to investigate the features of the vibrissae-bearing area in relation to the lower lateral cartilage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-four heminoses of fixed Japanese cadavers were dissected to clarify the anatomical location of the vibrissae-bearing area in relation to the lower lateral cartilage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The medial part of the vibrissae-bearing area was precisely located on the medial crus of the lower lateral cartilage. Via a transitional state at the dome, the lateral part was located cephalic to the lateral crus in a manner in which the vibrissae-bearing area was adjacent to the lateral crus (adjacent type) in 22 cases, whilst the vibrissae-bearing area overlapped the lateral crus to some extent (overlap type) in two cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The anatomical location of the vibrissae-bearing area in relation to the lower lateral cartilage is almost uniform, suggesting its utility as an open rhinoplasty incision landmark.
authors: The Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan. u-haramoto@emobile.ne.jp
authors: Ushio
authors: U
authors: Haramoto
authors: Tateki
authors: T
authors: Kubo
authors: Shigeyuki
authors: S
authors: Kanazawa
authors: Aiko
authors: A
authors: Imanaka
authors: Tomoki
authors: T
authors: Oyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*