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Figure 1. Surgical formation and placement of the fascial ball graft. (Left) Harvested fascia (costal perichondrium, 10-20 mm × 10-15 mm); (Middle) The fascia compacted into a spherical graft using a 5-0 PDS purse-string suture; (Right) Intraoperative placement of the fascial ball graft between the domes after tip exposure. PDS: Polydioxanone suture.