Application of artificial dermis prior to full-thickness skin grafting for resurfacing the nose.
Two patients with nasal skin defects resulting from excision of rhinophyma and multiple angiofibromas were treated with artificial dermis followed by full-thickness skin grafts taken from the postauricular region. The secondary skin grafts took completely in both patients, and the postoperative results were excellent. Although a two-stage operation is required, application of artificial dermis prior to full-thickness skin grafting is a reliable method for resurfacing the nose.
Suzuki
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
Shin-ya
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Kawai
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Nishimura
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D000328:Adult; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D002610:Cheek; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012224:Rhinophyma / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D015626:Tissue Expansion