Expanding the limits of composite grafting: a case report of successful nose replantation assisted by hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
A successful nose replantation assisted by hyperbaric oxygen therapy is presented, with a brief discussion of the possible mechanisms and a brief literature review of the use of hyperbaric oxygen in tissue preservation and replantation. Although it is not certain that the hyperbaric oxygenation ensured the survival of the replanted nose in this 2-year-old girl, there was documented change in graft appearance during the initial hyperbaric oxygen treatment. A 1-month, 1-year, and 2-year follow-up is included.
Nichter
L S
LS
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Morwood
D T
DT
Williams
G S
GS
Spence
R J
RJ
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*