title: An expansible splint for treatment of nostril stenosis.
abstract: Stenosis of the nostrils is an uncommon deformity frequently caused by a circumferential scar retraction after trauma, infection, or iatrogenic procedures. To avoid recurrence of postoperative stenosis, it is necessary to maintain the corrected contour of the nostril during the period of wound contraction. For this purpose, we describe a new acrylic nostril conformer that is expansible. The splint fits the patient's nostril exactly and by its expansion can even achieve an overcorrection, improving a poor surgical result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University General Hospital, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Mascio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D013165:Splints