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Anthony Corrado, DO; Jason D. Bloom, MD; Daniel G. Becker, MD

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2009;11(3):194-197.

Objective  To investigate use of the domal stabilization suture as a complementary suture modification technique for refining and securing the nasal tip.

Methods  A single permanent or absorbable suture is placed via an open or cartilage delivery approach. The suture is placed along the cephalic borders of the domes at the medial third of the lateral crura bilaterally just posterior to the junction of the intermediate and lateral crura as a final step in tip rhinoplasty.

Results  The domal stabilization suture provided a means to help maintain dome symmetry in the setting of variable healing and scarring forces with no complications and no effect on tip rotation or projection.

Conclusion  Use of the domal stabilization suture enables correction of subtle changes in mild tip asymmetry and irregularities in domal height and provides subtle narrowing of the interdomal distance.

Author Affiliations: Departments of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia (Drs Bloom and Becker), and University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville (Dr Becker). Dr Corrado is a fellow in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in a private practice in Newport Beach, California. Dr Becker is in private practice in Sewell, New Jersey.

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