title: Correction of a posttraumatic nasal deformity using a hard palate mucosa graft.
abstract: We report corrected cases of posttraumatic nasal deformity using a hard palate mucosal graft as covering material of the inner-side defect. In all cases, the deformity was corrected satisfactorily. The nasal cavity was preserved, and because of the stiffness of the grafted mucosa, it did not collapse in the course of breathing. In all cases, the palate donor site healed in approximately 2 weeks, and after healing, none of the patients complained of irritation or ulceration. These results indicate that hard palate mucosa is also applicable in the correction of a traumatic deformity of the nose as an alternative to the auricular composite graft equally in the case of a nontraumatic deformity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatoko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000637:transplantation; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous