Alar hinge flap in heminasal reconstruction.
Eight patients in whom heminasal reconstruction was aided by a modified septal chondromucosal flap are presented. The technique involves support of the new ala and additional lining by the hinge flap; continuity of the septum is restored by reapproximation of the ipsilateral mucosa.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*