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DOI: 10.5999/aps.2017.00689
Cranially-based nasolabial flaps for the reconstruction of nasal surgical defects
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This article was presented at the 35th National Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aethetic Surgery Congress on October 28−31, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Background Cranially-based nasolabial flaps are a good alternative for the reconstruction of nasal defects.
Methods A cranially-based nasolabial flap was used in 18 patients to reconstruct defects of the nose from 2010 to 2016, and the long-term results are presented in this report.
Results Fifteen of the flaps completely survived. All the patients had a bulky appearance, but they did not want to undergo a second operation for cosmesis. The dissection of the flap took approximately 20 minutes, and the total operation lasted for 1 hour. The patients were hospitalized for 1–7 days, and the postoperative follow-up period was 1–28 months (mean, 17 months).
Conclusions The cranially-based nasolabial flap possesses all the advantages of the traditional forehead flap, and can safely be used in selected cases.
Publication History
Received: 07 April 2017
Accepted: 24 October 2017
Article published online:
22 May 2022
© 2018. The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, permitting unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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