RECONSTRUCTIVE CONUNDRUM Reconstruction of an Alar Rim Defect
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Ali Hendi, MD, has indicated no significant interest with commercial supporters. A n 80-year-old woman underwent surgery to treat primary basal cell carcinoma on the right nasal ala. The tumor measured 0.9 Â 0.4 cm and appeared to involve the nasal lining (Figure 1). Tumor-free margins were obtained after the first stage of Mohs micrographic surgery. A 1.3 Â 0.6-cm defect involving 2 mm of the nasal lining remained (Figure 2). How would you reconstruct this defect? Figure 1. Basal cell carcinoma on the nasal ala. Figure 2. Alar rim defect involving the nasal lining.
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