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![Oblique split technique: a game changer in costal cartilage sculpting](https://image.oaes.cc/d22bbfa4-46d8-46a5-b3e4-78b16aec49a4/3060.fig.2.jpg)
Figure 2. The sixth costal cartilage is obtained and markings performed to decide on the best way for oblique cuts (A); The Chef’s knife is used for precise cuts (B); As seen in the picture, about 12 implants of various thicknesses with the preserved outer cortex are obtained and more implants can be sculpted from the remaining cartilage (C)