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- Title
Analysis of reconstructive methods in surgical treatment of nasal skin defects.
- Authors
Jović, Marko S.; Dimitrijević, Milovan V.; Dimitrijević, Ana M.; Stojković, Goran M.
- Abstract
Background/Aim. Surgeons often face with the problem when selecting a reconstructive method for nasal skin defects. The aim of this study was to determine functional and aesthetic characteristics of different reconstructive methods used for skin defects in different regions of the nose. Methods. The study involved 44 patients with basocellular carcinoma in nasal area. The nasal skin was divided into four subunits: the tip, the alar lobules, the sidewalls and the dorsum. The average skin defect size was 10 mm in diameter. Local flaps and full thickness skin grafts were used in the study. We analyzed the functional and esthetic results of different reconstructive methods used for nasal defects in different regions of the nose 12 months after the surgery. Results. The study shows that different reconstructive methods produce different functional and esthetic results in the same nasal subunits and that the same reconstructive method produces different results in different nasal subunits. Conclusions. Estimation the postoperative functional and esthetic characteristics of different reconstructive methods is one of the basic preconditions of successful reconstruction.
- Subjects
SKIN abnormalities; CARCINOMA; ESTHETICIANS (Skin care); PLASTIC surgery; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; BASAL cell carcinoma
- Publication
Vojnosanitetski Pregled: Military Medical & Pharmaceutical Journal of Serbia, 2016, Vol 73, Issue 8, p723
- ISSN
0042-8450
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2298/VSP140829052J