title: The Importance of the Upper Lateral Cartilage in Rhinoplasty.
abstract: The upper lateral cartilages are instrumental in obtaining optimal outcomes in aesthetic and functional rhinoplasty. Knowledgeable manipulation of the upper lateral cartilages can take advantage of the crucial malleable parameters of projection, width, nasal dorsal shape, and tip rotation. A lucid understanding of the anatomical intricacies in this portion of the cartilaginous framework permits the surgeon to use their unique characteristics to consistently achieve the desired results.
authors.affiliation: Dallas, Texas From the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
authors.forename: Rod J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rohrich
authors.forename: Benson J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Pulikkottil
authors.forename: Ran Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Bardia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amirlak
authors.forename: Ronnie A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pezeshk
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000601:surgery*; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*
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