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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2014 Aug 11;125(2):326–330. doi: 10.1002/lary.24845

Table 1. Major and Minor Nasal Tip Support Mechanism.

Major Tip Support Mechanisms Minor Tip Support Mechanisms

  • - Connections between the upper lateral cartilages and the lower lateral cartilages (i.e. scroll region)

  • - Connections between medial crura of the lower lateral cartilages to the caudal septum

  • - Alar cartilage size and shape

  • - Interdomal soft tissue

  • - Cartilaginous dorsal septum

  • - Soft-tissue sesamoid complex

  • - Alar cartilage attachment to skin and soft tissue

  • - Nasal spine

  • - Membranous septum