Radix nasi Transposition Flap for Medial Canthus and Nasal Sidewall Defects

Medial Femoral Condyle Free Flap for Nasal Reconstruction: New Technique for Full-Thickness Nasal Defects

The nose is a functionally complex organ implicated in breathing, olfaction, and phonation, with a critical role also in the aesthetic appearance of a person. This latter aspect should be carefully considered whenever a total or subtotal rhinectomy is performed for resection of locally advanced nasal cancer. To reconstruct large nasal defects, several techniques were described, including the us...

Combination of a glabellar flap and a transposition flap for the reconstruction of 2 noncontiguous nasal defects.

The reconstruction of multiple surgical defects of the nasal pyramid is not a common situation and can be a challenge for the dermatologic surgeon, as the reconstructive techniques are limited. The problem is further compounded when the surgical defects are anatomically independent and cannot be united into a single defect. In such reconstructions, it is essential to take into account the color...

Swelling Left Medial Canthus

The Versatility of Cheek Rotation Flaps

BACKGROUND The cheek rotation flap has sufficient blood flow and large flap size and it is also flexible and easy to manipulate. It has been used for reconstruction of defects on cheek, lower eyelid, or medial and lateral canthus. For the large defects on central nose, paramedian forehead flap has been used, but patients were reluctant despite the remaining same skin tone on damaged area becaus...

Advancement Perforator Cheek Flap for Aesthetic One-Stage Reconstruction of Postoncological Extended Split-Thickness Defects of the Nasal Sidewall

Aesthetic reconstruction of soft tissue nasal sidewall loss has an important influence on the appearance of the nose. The unique character of this subunit and the complex relationships with a number of different facial or nasal subunits make the excision of large tumors difficult to manage. Numerous techniques are described in the literature, but a primary reconstruction with a final good resul...