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Pinched Tip
Refers to the tip being too thin which can occur from improper technique and even nasal valve collapse due to lack of cartilaginous support or removal of scar tissue.
Pollybeak Deformity
A nasal deformity caused by the supratip becoming the leading portion of the nose rather than the nasal tip.
Projection
The measure of how far your nose sticks out from your face.
Ptotic Tip
When the nasal tip hangs inferiorly creating an acute nasolabial angle.
Pyramid (Bony Pyramid)
The bony portion of the nose made up bilaterally of the nasal bone and frontal process of the maxilla.
Pyriform Apeture
The pear-shaped external bony opening of the nasal cavity.
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