Most nasal cutaneous malignancies occur on the caudal third of the nose.1 Commonly, following resective surgery, alar reconstruction is requested. Small skin defects of the tip, dorsum or sidewall may be left healing by secondary intention: although this may sometimes create unpleasant scar, it rarely results in functional impairment.2 In contrast, even small alar defects left to heal by secondary intention cause nostril notching and may cause external nasal valve partial collapse. For this reason, all cutaneous defects of ala and alar cheek junction (alar facial sulcus) require reconstruction and one of the most performed flaps is melolabial interpolated flap.3
Alar facial sulcus and nasal ala reconstruction: A challenging anatomical area / Rauso, R.; Colella, G.; Chirico, F.; Fragola, R.; Nicoletti, G. F.; Faro, C. L.; Tartaro, G.. - In: MINERVA DENTAL AND ORAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 2724-6329. - 70:3(2021), pp. 130-132. [10.23736/S2724-6329.20.04426-X]
Alar facial sulcus and nasal ala reconstruction: A challenging anatomical area
Rauso R.;Chirico F.;Tartaro G.
2021
Abstract
Most nasal cutaneous malignancies occur on the caudal third of the nose.1 Commonly, following resective surgery, alar reconstruction is requested. Small skin defects of the tip, dorsum or sidewall may be left healing by secondary intention: although this may sometimes create unpleasant scar, it rarely results in functional impairment.2 In contrast, even small alar defects left to heal by secondary intention cause nostril notching and may cause external nasal valve partial collapse. For this reason, all cutaneous defects of ala and alar cheek junction (alar facial sulcus) require reconstruction and one of the most performed flaps is melolabial interpolated flap.3I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
