Reconstruction of burned nasal alae with vascular island skin flaps pedicled on the infraorbital vessels.
A 31-year-old man suffered burns to the forehead, alar grooves and forearms. Vascular island skin flaps, with the infraorbital vessels as the pedicle, were used to reconstruct the burned nasal alae. The case is reported here and the relevant literature is reviewed.
Hataya
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Shakai Hoken Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
Kosaka
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K
Yamazaki
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M
Asai
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Suzuki
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K
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D005546:Forehead / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*