title: Nasal columella reconstruction with a composite free flap from the root of auricular helix.
abstract: Defects of the nasal columella result in significant cosmetic and functional deformities. Over the years, a variety of methods for nasal columella reconstruction have been described in the literature, as have the technical difficulties of reconstructing this subtle structure. Here, a successful reconstruction of a 3.0 x 2.0 cm-wide nasal columella defect, with a chondrocutaneous microsurgical free flap from the root of the auricular helix, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ege University Hastanesi, 35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. ozek@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cuneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozek
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gundogan
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bilkay
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: Arman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cagdas
mesh_terms: D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D004954:Esthetics; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome