Total Nasal Reconstruction: Advances in Free Tissue Transfer for Internal Lining and Structural Support.

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am

Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina, 170 Manning Drive Campus Box# 7070, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.

Published: May 2024

Total nasal reconstruction is a complex challenge due to the need to establish new internal lining, internal structural support, and external skin covering that is both functional and esthetic. The medial femoral condyle corticoperiosteal free flap represents an innovative option for restoration internal structure and internal nasal lining. When used in conjunction with a paramedian forehead flap, acceptable results in both function and esthetics can be achieved.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsc.2024.01.004DOI Listing

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