Revista de Medicina Pulmonar

The lower lateral cartilages: Why so important?

Lidia Guimaraes

Considering the nose as a unique organ, in the strategic midline of the face , either a good airflow and aesthetics are crucial factors for acquiring a plastic and functional equilibrium of the nose and the face. Framing the nose in the unique and specific human face, improving clinical parameters like support, permeability, proportions and angulations promotes a desirable balance, essential for self-esteem too! Keeping this in mind, the lower lateral cartilages of the nose play an important role in the contour and support of the nasal tip. They can simultaneously promote beauty and function? How? What concepts to have in mind? Which procedures on each case? Principles of technical procedures and real examples are showed and explained