Suture nasal tip lift

Abstract

Lifting of the nasal tip is usually performed surgically after trimming or resecting portions of the medial nasal cartilages via cutting the depressor septi muscle and with the use of polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex) threads or patches or solid silicone implants, with the use of liquid silicone or other fillers, and non-surgically using Botox for paralyzing the depressor septi muscle. The authors discuss a simple technique of lifting the nasal tip under local anesthesia using Prolene 3/0 suture.