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Surgical correction was performed on each cat with the combined use of the \u201cAlar Fold Lift-Up\u201d and \u201cSulcus Pull-Down\u201d techniques.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Successful correction of the stenotic nares was achieved, enabling each cat to breathe normally.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The combined use of the \u201cAlar Fold Lift-Up\u201d and \u201cSulcus Pull-Down\u201d techniques is simple to perform on an outpatient basis. Surgery is restricted to the adjacent skin and does not require the surgical alteration of the external nose or nares. 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