title: Use of bone wax to aid harvesting of chondrocutaneous composite grafts.
abstract: For reconstruction of nasal defects, chondrocutaneous grafts harvested from ears are commonly used. Bone wax can be molded easily to create a three-dimensional form of the defect to be reconstructed. The mold then can be held against different parts of either ear to choose a site providing the best match of shape and size. The outline of the mold is drawn on the ear, and an appropriate chondrocutaneous graft can be easily harvested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery , University Hospitals Birmingham, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7PL, UK. anindyalahiri@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Peart
mesh_terms: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D010168:Palmitates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014885:Waxes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D010168:Palmitates; D014885:Waxes; C055480:bone wax