title: Spiral flap for closure of nasal ala defects.
abstract: Despite the existence of numerous methods to close nasal ala defects, many produce distortion of the surrounding tissues and obvious scarring. The spiral flap produces little or no distortion and well-camouflaged scars. We demonstrate these benefits through the presentation of two successful case reports.
authors.affiliation: Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park Department of Dermatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide Skin and Eye Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. parmenores@gmail.com
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Armenores
authors.forename: Shyamala C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Huilgol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps