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Understanding tension vectors and ligamentous relationships is essential for optimizing both aesthetics and long-term outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The evolution of nasal tip surgery reflects a shift from primarily reductive maneuvers to graft- and suture-based strategies that reinforce and shape the tip framework. Early innovators recognized the limitations of aggressive cartilage excision, leading to the development of both structural cartilage grafts and suture-based techniques to provide tip stability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Tip anatomy is governed by the relationship between the lower lateral cartilages (LLCs), medial crural base, the caudal septum, and the soft-tissue envelope. Cartilage grafts bolster weak or asymmetric native structures, reinforcing the medial crural pillar or lateral crural support, while sutures fine-tune shape, redistribute tension, and harmonize graft-induced forces. Optimal outcomes depend on understanding how grafts and sutures interact biomechanically within the intrinsic support system.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Integrating cartilage grafting with targeted suture techniques enables surgeons to control projection, rotation, and definition with greater precision. A combined structural and tension-modulating strategy enhances long-term stability, counteracts postoperative contracture, and provides durable, natural tip aesthetics across primary and secondary rhinoplasty.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2764-3583","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,6]],"date-time":"2025-12-06T00:03:28Z","timestamp":1764979408000},"page":"343-350","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Tip Tensioning in Rhinoplasty"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"Joseph S.","family":"Schertzer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Edward H.","family":"Farrior","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United 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