INTRODUCTION Augmentation rhinoplasty could be defined as the method whose goal is to increase the dimensions of the nasal pyramid, both the dorsum and the tip. For a long time, surgeons have used different kinds of materials that have often been the object of discussion. The aim of this study is to report our experience with augmentation septorhinoplasty, emphasising the type and nature of the...

1 Koichi Ueda, MD, PhD Jun Akamatsu, MD, PhD Naoya Sugita, MD Yuka Shigemura, MD Takashi Nuri, MD, PhD Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Osaka Medical College Takatsuki Osaka, Japan Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Chikamori Hospital Kochi, Japan Sir: T postauricular and retroauricular scalping flap (PARAS), described by Dias and Chhajlani,1 has a profuse circulat...

Anterior riberation methods of otoplasty have been criticized because of the risk of anterior hematoma that can cause anterior skin necrosis, scarring, and even cartilage destruction caused by infection. As a result, cartilage-sparing otoplasty such as the Mustardé and Furnas types has been increasingly popular. However, postauricular suture extrusion may result, and recurrence rates of up to 2...

BACKGROUND Prefabricated composite free flaps have been described as a technique for reconstruction of laryngotracheal defects. METHODS We present a 74-year-old woman with recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) who was initially treated with thyroidectomy, tracheal resection, and subsequent vocal cord medialization. The patient's recurrent disease was treated with partial laryngectomy an...