All UK telephone numbers beginning with the digits 087 are service numbers charged at a special rate. Charges for calling these numbers include a service charge which is used to pay for the service being provided.
The alar crease (alar facial groove) is the junction between the nose and cheek and is an important landmark to be preserved in rhinoplasty surgery. A cephalically positioned alar facial junction will lead to a snarled appearance to the nose, while a caudally positioned alar facial junction can lead to alar hooding.
The alar base is a complex three dimensional shape, with intimate relationships with the medial cheek, nostril, columella, and upper lip. The appropriate terminology of the alar base is depicted in figure 1. The alar base is typically composed of fibrofatty tissues and may assume a variety of shapes and sizes.