Aesthetic Refinements in Forehead Flap Reconstruction of the Asian Nose

Nose defects reconstruction with forehead flap - case report.

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES Nasal reconstruction has be one of the most challenging procedures in reconstructive plastic surgery. Small nasal defects may be closed by primary suture or covered by small local flaps or skin graft. But in large nasal defects, we need to find a bigger source of color and texture matching tissue that will ensure functional and aesthetical outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS...

Forehead flap periorbital reconstruction.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate functional and aesthetic results of periorbital defect repair using forehead flaps. DESIGN Retrospective review of patients who received periorbital defect repair by 3 of us with a paramedian forehead flap alone or in conjunction with other local or regional flaps, bone grafts, or cartilage grafts. Flap survival, functional results, and postoperative complications were d...

CME Nasal Reconstruction: Forehead Flap

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the history of nasal reconstruction and its implications to modern nasal repair. 2. Understand current developments in the use of intranasal lining flaps and primary cartilage grafts. 3. Understand the use of the two-stage and, specifically, the three-stage paramedian forehead flap with an interme...

[Reconstruction of the columella and the tip of the nose with an island-shaped forehead flap].

BACKGROUND Posttraumatic and postoperative defects of columella and the tip of the nose are difficult to reconstruct. There are several operative methods described in the literature, and many of them are step-by-step procedures with long duration. The aim of this study was to present one-step procedure for reconstruction of the columella and the tip of the nose with island-shaped arterial foreh...

Paramedian Forehead Flap Raised in the Base of Previously Used Median Forehead Flap Pedicle