The Cephalic Tuck Procedure [Techniques in Facial Plastic Surgery]

Techniques in Facial Plastic SurgeryArch Facial Plast Surg May/Jun 2011 2011;13(3):213. Jon-Paul Pepper, MD; Shan R. Baker, MD

Author Affiliations: Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Alfred Taubman Health Care Center, Ann Arbor.

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Cephalic trim is commonly used in an effort to refine the nasal tip. One of the attendant risks of this procedure is alar retraction secondary to overresection. We describe a method to achieve nasal tip refinement while simultaneously reinforcing the lateral crura and thereby strengthening the alar cartilage and reducing its convexity.

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The cephalic tuck procedure. The cephalic portion of the alar cartilage is tucked under the lateral crus to achieve tip refinement and strengthen the lower lateral cartilage.

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