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Sail excision technique for overhanging thick ala in Saudi Arabia

Jibril Y. Hudise, Saud A. Aldhabaan, Mawaheb M. Alwadani, Almaha A. Alqabbani and Sameer A. Bafaqeeh
Saudi Medical Journal June 2020, 41 (6) 635-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.6.25117

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    Ideal alar-columellar relationship. The greatest distance from top of the nostril to either the alar rim or the columella should be 1 to 2 mm or AB = AC = 1 to 2 mm.

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    Schematic illustration of the sail excision technique. A) Anterior edge was located just above the alar rim. B) Posterior edge was located at the vestibular groove. C) Top of the excision part of sail was located at the highest point of the alar-columellar line. D) Base of the excision part of sail was a connection point between anterior and posterior edge.

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    Intra operative view showing the sail A) incision marking and B) sail triangular excision.

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    Pre and post-operative view A) pre-operative frontal view, B) pre-operative left lateral view, C) pre-operative right lateral view, D) post-operative frontal view, E) post-operative left lateral view, and F) post-operative right lateral view.

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    Pre and post-operative view A) pre-operative frontal view, B) pre-operative left lateral view, C) pre-operative right lateral view, D) post-operative frontal view, E) post-operative left lateral view, and F) post-operative right lateral view.

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    Pre and post-operative view A) pre-operative frontal view, B) pre-operative left lateral view, C) pre-operative right lateral view, D) post-operative frontal view, E) post-operative left lateral view, and F) post-operative right lateral view.

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