Experiences of nasal reconstruction with forehead flap: reports of 13 cases.
- Author:
Siquan TANG
1
,
2
;
Jun FENG
;
Jinsong WEN
;
Ping LÜ
;
Yanli HUANG
;
Hongying PU
;
Jianhui ZHANG
;
Bei LI
;
Tianming ZHOU
;
Longyue LIU
;
Bifeng WANG
;
Zhaohua CHE
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China. tangsiqu@
2. com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Female;
Forehead;
surgery;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nose;
injuries;
surgery;
Rhinoplasty;
methods;
Skin Transplantation;
Surgical Flaps;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2007;21(5):202-203
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To present the experience of nasal reconstruction with forehead flap.
METHOD:nasal reconstruction with forehead flap were applied in eight nasal carcinoma cases after operation and 5 nasal trauma cases with defects.
RESULT:These forehead flaps were alive in all patients, all incision healed in I stage, no post operative complications were found. The shapes of nose were satisfactory, there were no recurrence of tumor during 1 to 17 year follow up.
CONCLUSION:The method can be clinically applied for its simple procedure, reliable flap's blood supply, high survival rate and satisfied result.
