J Korean Burn Soc.  2021 Dec;24(2):60-63. 10.47955/jkbs.21.0013.

Reconstruction of Postburn Nasal Alar Defect by Paramedian Forehead Flap

• Park D
• Park S
• Baik B
• Ji S

• KMID: 2522906
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.47955/jkbs.21.0013

Abstract

In the face, the nose plays an important role in both function and appearance. Among the subunits on the nose, the alar is a critical nasal structure of high aesthetic value. Previously, many surgeons have insisted that structural support should be added to the reconstruction of alar and particularly so in the case of a full-thickness defect. In a 58-year-old male patient who had a third-degree burn injury and full-thickness defect in most of the left nasal alar, forehead flap surgery alone was successfully performed without structural support.

Keyword

Nose; Nasal cartilages; Surgical flaps; Forehead; Alar