title: Key issues in nasal reconstruction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review recent research and advances in nasal reconstruction over the last 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although the major principles of replacing surgically ablated tissues with like tissue and respecting the nasal aesthetic subunits have not changed, recent advances in nasal reconstruction have focused on producing superior aesthetic and functional results, while minimizing deformity and morbidity. Future directions may also include the application of allotransplantation and tissue engineering.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A large variety of sophisticated techniques continue to emerge with the goal of producing increasingly natural results for patients undergoing nasal reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. jamilasa@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Jamil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Asaria
authors.forename: Jon Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pepper
authors.forename: Shan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous