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Figure 1. Disturbances in the external soft tissue, internal lining, or cartilaginous structure can result in a short nose. While variable, common features of a short nose include a decreased nasal bridge distance from the nasofrontal angle to the tip defining points, an increase in the nasolabial angle, retraction of the nasal ala, over-rotation of the nasal tip, and increased nostril show. The patients shown here have variable etiologies of their nasal pathology, including trauma, prior rhinoplasty, inflammatory disease, and malignancy.