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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2002;4:198-199.

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THE GOLDMAN tip is a well-established procedure in the rhinoplasty literature. A variation of this technique has proved useful in more than 120 cases. This procedure, as described below, is a vertical dome division with a strut and without lateral crus delivery. By avoiding the marginal incision and keeping the rim intact, potential problems such as notching, dimpling, retraction, or asymmetries are avoided. Some indications for the technique include (1) tip underprojection; (2) short columella; (3) mild-tip bulbousity; (4) revision case, when lateral crus delivery may be technically difficult; and (5) congenital preexisting mild alar pinching and dimpling. In these situations, alar delivery will cause more deformity.

The technique is described as follows:

1. Marginal columella incision is made from the mid-columella and up to the level of the external soft triangle at junction of intermediate to lateral crura. There is not marginal incision along the caudal margin of the lateral . . . [Full Text of this Article]