Nose reconstructions using pinna cartilage and interpolated paramedian forehead flap: our experience

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

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

Nose is the most common site of facial skin cancer because of its continuous sun exposure.1 Soft tissue tumors such as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are the most common tumors of this region. The choice of treatment for BCC is surgical demolitions. Since these tumors grow more aggressively and are so likely to recur from the involved surgical margins, the surgery requires often wide resection of t...

Spectacles under Pedicles: Eyewear Modification with the Paramedian Forehead Flap

The paramedian forehead flap is a widely used method of nasal reconstruction. The flap requires a bridge of tissue from forehead to the nose, for a period of 2 to 3 weeks, before it can be divided at a second procedure. During this time, patients often have difficulty positioning and wearing their eyewear underneath the pedicle of the flap. Here we present a novel approach to the problem. It re...

[Paramedian forehead flap for the reconstruction of extensive nasal defects].

BACKGROUND The Department of Dermatology at Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara in Spain is a referral center for Mohs micrographic surgery. Consequently, we are regularly faced with the problem of repairing large surgical defects on the nose. The paramedian forehead flap is currently one of the techniques of choice for the repair of such defects. MATERIALS AND METHODS We review our experie...

Elegant solutions for complex paramedian forehead flap reconstruction.

Nasal reconstruction is one of the most challenging aspects of facial plastic surgery. The authors present reconstructive techniques to maximize the final aesthetic result and minimize scarring. They discuss techniques used in nasal reconstruction with a paramedian forehead flap (PMFF) that help to achieve these goals and minimize the chance of complications, including performing a surgical del...