title: Reconstruction of a compound facial deformity involving the columella, nasal base, and upper lip.
abstract: A compound facial defect including the columella, a wide full-thickness loss of the upper lip, and the nasal floor is a severe disfigurement. This patient was a victim of noma in childhood. This report includes a discussion of the problem and a way of solving it with possible available methods in order to obtain an acceptable result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Tang Chen
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Randall
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009625:Noma / Q000150:complications; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*