Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Nose: The Aesthetic Approach to Total Defects.

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Valentina PintoRiccardo Cipriani

Abstract

 Reconstruction of complex defects involving nose and close facial units represents an aesthetic and functional challenge. Restoring satisfactory nasal shape, combining aesthetic, nasal function and patent airways is mandatory. In this paper, we describe our approach to total nose defects and we report our 20-year experience in microvascular nose reconstruction.Clinical cases are shown to illustrate different surgical techniques and the evolution of our approach.  Nasal reconstruction procedures were performed on 21 patients between 2000 and 2020 using the radial forearm flap (RFF) or anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap. Reported reconstructions included total/subtotal nasal defects, caused by cancer resections. The key point of our approach is the expanded forehead flap for skin coverage. Reconstruction is completed by cartilage grafts to restore nasal framework and to shape nasal tip. Ancillary procedures were needed in some cases to optimize aesthetic outcomes.  Twenty-one patients completed the multistage nasal reconstruction. The RFF flap was used in 56% of the cases (n = 11), while the ALT flap was used in 44% (n = 10) of our case series. No difference has been detected in the number of reconstructive stages required to achiev...Continue Reading

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