title: Reconstruction of a Nose Bitten and Eaten by a Dog: A Ten-Year Follow-up of a Bitten-Off Nose Replantation Performed on an Eleven-Year-Old Boy.
abstract: The nose is one of the most important aesthetic units of the face. After a traumatic amputation, replantation is undoubtedly the procedure of choice, although, technically, very challenging. We report the 10-year follow-up of a partially digested nose replantation after a dog-bite in an 11-year-old boy using supermicrosurgery technique. Our report confirms that the microsurgical replantation of the nose can lead to an acceptable aesthetic result, with the sufficient growth of the replanted part in the following years. Besides the patient did not report sensibility disorders. The nose replantation in our opinion is the best reconstructive option to achieve an optimal aesthetic and functional outcome.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Berkova, Brno, Czech Republic; and †Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stupka
authors.forename: Zdenek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dvorak
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vesely
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Novak
authors.forename: Rosario E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Perrotta
authors.forename: Giuseppe A G
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lombardo
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*