A congenital isolated alar cleft.
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.
Bilen
Bilge Türk
BT
Department of Plastic Surgery, Inonu University, Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey. btbilen@inonu.edu.tr
Kilinç
Hidir
H
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