Total en bloc reconstruction of the alar cartilage using autogenous ear cartilage.
A new technique is described for increasing the nasal tip by using an en bloc autogenous ear cartilage graft in such a manner as to create, in essence, a replacement of the entire ipsilateral alar cartilage.
Pereira
M D
MD
Department of Surgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
Andrews
J M
JM
Martins
D M
DM
Marques
A F
AF
Ishida
L C
LC
D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D004423:Ear / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*