Aesthetic Improvements of Skin Grafts in Nasal Tip Reconstruction.
Summary of "Aesthetic Improvements of Skin Grafts in Nasal Tip Reconstruction."
Defect closure on the nasal tip subunit still remains challenging. Full-thickness skin transplantation still is used despite its poor outcome in terms of the nasal tip contour caused by lack of dermal tissue. To avoid subsidence deformities associated with nasal tip reconstruction with skin transplants, this study analyzed methods using combined epidermal and dermal replacement. For 30 consecutive patients with a nasal tip defect, a retrospective comparison was made between conventional full-thickness skin transplantation, retroauricular perichondrodermal composite grafts, and skin transplantation supplemented with the collagen-elastin matrix, Matriderm, used as a dermal substitute (n = 10 per study group).The postoperative results were evaluated in a randomized and blind manner by external facial surgeons using the Manchester Scar Scale. The findings showed a marked improvement in nasal tip contour with combined epidermal/dermal replacement without any deterioration in other graft qualities, justifying the additional effort involved in this procedure. Two patients developed fistulae after Matriderm-aided skin transplantation. Therefore, the authors do not consider this a suitable method for nasal tip reconstruction.
Affiliation
Department for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria, stefan.riml@lkhf.at.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Aesthetic plastic surgery
ISSN: 1432-5241
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21184067
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00266-010-9639-y
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Nasal Lavage Fluid
Fluid obtained by irrigation or washout of the nasal cavity and NASAL MUCOSA. The resulting fluid is used in cytologic and immunologic assays of the nasal mucosa such as with the NASAL PROVOCATION TEST in the diagnosis of nasal hypersensitivity.
Nasal Cavity
The proximal portion of the respiratory passages on either side of the NASAL SEPTUM. Nasal cavities, extending from the nares to the NASOPHARYNX, are lined with ciliated NASAL MUCOSA.
Nasal Provocation Tests
Application of allergens to the nasal mucosa. Interpretation includes observation of nasal symptoms, rhinoscopy, and rhinomanometry. Nasal provocation tests are used in the diagnosis of nasal hypersensitivity, including RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL.
Rhinometry, Acoustic
Diagnostic measurement of the nose and its cavity through acoustic reflections. Used to measure nasal anatomical landmarks, nasal septal deviation, and nasal airway changes in response to allergen provocation tests (NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS).
Nasal Septum
The partition separating the two NASAL CAVITIES in the midplane. It is formed by the SEPTAL NASAL CARTILAGE, parts of skull bones (ETHMOID BONE; VOMER), and membranous parts.
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