Nasal columella reconstruction with a composite free flap from the root of auricular helix.
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.
Ozek
Cuneyt
C
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ege University Hastanesi, 35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. ozek@hotmail.com
Gundogan
Hakan
H
Bilkay
Ufuk
U
Alper
Mehmet
M
Cagdas
Arman
A
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