FIG. 1 There is no magic formula , and in rhinoplasty as in other procedures of aesthetic surgery , it is important to think in terms of equilibrium : it is not so much the volume which is important , but the harmony of volumes .One can consider the nasal pyramid as being composed of the juxtaposition of different "sub-units" which are : the radix , the dorsum, the supra-tip area , the lobule , the columella , the alar lobules , and the lateral walls.
These sub-units or "volumes " should be in balance not only between themselves but with the other volumes of the face which are the forehead , the cheek bones , the lips , and the chin.
In order to obtain proper equilibrium , one must perform appropriate modifications of each of these volumes which might often consist in combination of reduction and augmentation of each of these.
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