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• Rhinoplasty Terms

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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.