OBJECTIVE The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy of a new modified alar base cinch suture by comparing it with the commonly used classic alar base suture after LeFort I osteotomy. STUDY DESIGN A comprehensive search strategy was performed to include interventional studies involving the comparisons of alar base suturing methods after LeFort I osteotomy. Data analyses...

BACKGROUND Hyperactivity of depressor septi nasi muscle leads to smiling deformity and nasal tip depression. Lateral fascicles of this muscle help in widening the nostrils. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the nasal length changes and the alar base and the alar flaring changes during smile. METHODS Standard photographs are performed in the face and lateral vi...

background hyperactivity of depressor septi nasi muscle leads to smiling deformity and nasal tip depression. lateral fascicles of this muscle help in widening the nostrils. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the nasal length changes and the alar base and the alar flaring changes during smile. methods standard photographs are performed in the face and lateral view...

Vol. 26 No. 3, 2014 407 Received October 15, 2012, Revised April 5, 2013, Accepted for publication May 31, 2013 Corresponding author: Hyang-Joon Park, Department of Dermatology, VHS Medical Center, 53 Jinhwangdo-ro 61-gil, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-791, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2225-1388, Fax: 82-2-471-5514, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the ...

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it is difficult to reconstruct an alar defect with cartilage involvement. here in the authors report a case of traumatic alar loss during childhood in which an alar reconstruction was carried out with a composite auricular graft put over the pedicle buccal flap which was rotated and passed through the intraoral side. the lining skin and auricular cartilage for the flap was obtained from the aur...

The nasal ala is a challenging area for surgical reconstruction, with thick sebaceous skin, the lack of an ample tissue reservoir, and an adjacent free margin. Numerous flaps have been reported for the repair of alae defects. A 71-year-old woman with simultaneous basal cell carcinomas involving both nasal alae was treated by Mohs micrographic surgery. The surgical defects measured 1.5×1.5 cm on...

1 Koichi Ueda, MD, PhD Yuka Shigemura, MD Mai Hara, MD Takashi Nuri, MD, PhD Hiroyuki Iwanaga, MD Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Osaka Medical College Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan Sir: T usual choices for reconstruction of nasal alar defects are a nasolabial flap or a composite chondrocutaneous ear graft. For reconstruction of small full-thickness defects of the ala, the nasolabial...

Adenolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm composed of both mature adipose tissue and glandular elements. In this article we report a case of 19-year-old woman, who had nasal blockage and deformity. On examination, a round, soft, nonpulsatile submucosal mass in the cartilagenous vault of the right nasal cavity was found. There was also alar rim notching, nostril asymmetry on the right side and septa...

Nasal obstruction is a complaint frequently encountered in otolaryngology. This obstruction can occur as a result of underlying inflammatory or anatomic pathologic conditions. Inflammatory pathologic conditions include allergic rhinitis, nasal polyposis, and chronic rhinosinusitis. Among the anatomic causes are septal deviation, turbinate hypertrophy, and nasal valve compromise (NVC). The nasal...