Nasal Reconstruction: Seeking a Fourth Dimension
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 78 (2) , 145-157
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198608000-00001
Abstract
A method of nasal reconstruction emphasizing the use of thin but highly vascular local lining and cover flaps to allow successful primary placement of delicate cartilage grafts is presented. The cartilage fabrication provides projection in space, airway patency, and, when visible through conforming skin cover, the delicate contour of the normal nose. Because tissue is replaced in kind and quantity, the need for multiple revisions to sculpt and debulk is decreased. Techniques and four case reports describe its applications to tip, heminose, subtotal, and total nasal defects.Keywords
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