Closure of large nose-cheek groove defects.
Reconstruction of large defects involving the nose-cheek groove area present technical and cosmetic problems. A combination of a cheek falp with a dorsal-nasal rotation flap gives excellent survival and cosmesis for the nose as well as the cheek. The techniques of the dorsal-nasal flap alone and in combination with a cheek advancement flap are demonstrated.
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery