title: A congenital isolated alar cleft.
abstract: Alar rim defects are mostly acquired, resulting from burns, traumas, or tumor excision. Sometimes they can accompany craniofacial clefts. However, isolated congenital alar defects are extremely rare. The authors present a case of congenital isolated alar cleft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Inonu University, Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey. btbilen@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bilge Türk
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Bilen
authors.forename: Hidir
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kilinç
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps