Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 4 , Pages 400-406 , April 2007

Management of severe tip ptosis in closed rhinoplasty: the horizontal columellar strut

  • Alexander Margulis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center of Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12000, Kiryat Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel il-91120
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972 2 6776473; fax: +972 2 6418868.
    • ,
  • Marcos Harel

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice in Tel-Aviv, Israel

Received 20 February 2006 ,Accepted 20 October 2006.

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PII: S1748-6815(06)00591-2

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.10.013

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 4 , Pages 400-406 , April 2007

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