The ala of the nose (wing of the nose) is the lateral surface of the external nose cartilagenous in makeup and flares out to form a rounded eminence around the nostril. It is elevated by the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle and receives sensory innervation by the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve.
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