title: Correction of saddle nose deformity in ectodermal dysplasia.
abstract: Ectodermal dysplasia (ED) is a group of disorders affecting ectodermal-derived tissues, mainly the skin and its appendages, including teeth, nails, hair, and sweat glands. Along with unusual and typical craniofacial findings, these patients present with a unique nasal deformity. This consists of wide nasal base, saddle nose deformity, lack of alar grooves, and wide nostrils. We present a case of ED in which the nasal deformity was treated with bilateral nasal osteotomies, costochondral cartilage graft to the dorsum, and reforming of alar grooves by suturing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. toacarturk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Tahsin Oguz
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Acarturk
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kivanc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*