Median forehead island skin flap for the correction of severely collapsed nose.
Five cases of severely collapsed nose as a result of infection were corrected by excision of intranasal scar and lining the intranasal defect with median forehead island skin flaps based on supratrochlear vessels. Simultaneous bone grafting was undertaken to support the reexpanded nose. Clinical experiences are presented.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, China.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D007239:Infections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps