supratip
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supratip (not comparable)
- (anatomy) immediately above the tip of the nose
- 2015, Ali Manafi et al., “Injectable Cartilage Shaving: An Autologous and Long Lasting Filler Material for Correction of Minor Contour Deformities in Rhinoplasty”, in World Journal of Plastic Surgery[1], volume 4:
- We found some gross structural differences between the two groups supratip dimpling ( Figure 4 ). a: Shaved cartilagenous tissue fragments with preserved lacunae, including chondrocytes, associated with normal architecture and usual staining of chondroid matrix. b: Crushed cartilage tissue fragments, with damaged lacunae, some of them devoid of chondrocytes, associated with damaged and degenerated cartilagenous matrix with some induced tearing Minor contour deformities of the nasal surface may be considered trifle, but they are sometimes the only factors preventing us to achieve perfection.