Experiences of nasal reconstruction with forehead flap: reports of 13 cases / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To present the experience of nasal reconstruction with forehead flap.@*METHOD@#nasal reconstruction with forehead flap were applied in eight nasal carcinoma cases after operation and 5 nasal trauma cases with defects.@*RESULT@#These forehead flaps were alive in all patients, all incision healed in I stage, no post operative complications were found. The shapes of nose were satisfactory, there were no recurrence of tumor during 1 to 17 year follow up.@*CONCLUSION@#The method can be clinically applied for its simple procedure, reliable flap's blood supply, high survival rate and satisfied result.