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Can lateral crural steal be reversed?

My septoplasty surgeon ended up doing a lateral crural steal to my tip, which I did NOT ask for. Can it be reversed? If so, will it require any grafts? What is the procedure like?

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Dr. Richard Mark Winters, MD
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