Alar base resection — Medial flap technique

Nasal base narrowing: the combined alar base excision technique.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of the combined alar base excision technique in narrowing the nasal base and correcting excessive alar flare. METHODS The study included 60 cases presenting with a wide nasal base and excessive alar flaring. The surgical procedure combined an external alar wedge resection with an internal vestibular floor excision. All cases were followed up for a mean of 32 (ra...

Skirt Flap for Nasal Alar Reconstruction

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...

Abstract: Mohs Resection of Alar Rim Basal Cell Carcinomas: Medial-Caudal Positive Margins Are More Common

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Functional results in airflow improvement using a ‘‘flip-flap’’ alar technique: our experience

Functional results in airflow improvement using a "flip-flap" alar technique: our experience.

INTRODUCTION Pinched nasal point can be arising as congenital malformation or as results of unsuccessfully surgery. The nasal valve alteration due to this problem is not only an esthetic problem but also a functional one because can modify the nasal airflow. Several surgical techniques were proposed in literature, we proposed our. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study is the evaluation of nose a...