[Experiences of nasal reconstruction with forehead flap: reports of 13 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To present the experience of nasal reconstruction with forehead flap.


METHODS
nasal reconstruction with forehead flap were applied in eight nasal carcinoma cases after operation and 5 nasal trauma cases with defects.


RESULTS
These forehead flaps were alive in all patients, all incision healed in I stage, no post operative complications were found. The shapes of nose were satisfactory, there were no recurrence of tumor during 1 to 17 year follow up.


CONCLUSIONS
The method can be clinically applied for its simple procedure, reliable flap's blood supply, high survival rate and satisfied result.
Tang
Siquan
S
Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China. tangsiqu@126.com
Feng
Jun
J
Wen
Jinsong
J
Lü
Ping
P
Huang
Yanli
Y
Pu
Hongying
H
Zhang
Jianhui
J
Li
Bei
B
Zhou
Tianming
T
Liu
Longyue
L
Wang
Bifeng
B
Che
Zhaohua
Z
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D055815:Young Adult