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. 1998 Oct;24(10):1085-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04079.x.

The nasal floor transposition flap for repairing distal nose/columella defects

D F MacFarlane  1 , L H Goldberg
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The nasal floor transposition flap for repairing distal nose/columella defects

D F MacFarlane et al. Dermatol Surg. 1998 Oct.

Abstract

Background: Reconstruction of defects of the distal nose/columella region present a challenge both esthetically and functionally.

Objective: To describe the use of nasal floor tissue as an inferiorly based transposition flap for closure of distal nose/columella defects.

Methods: Mohs micrographic surgery for excision of basal cell carcinoma was performed on the distal nose/columella area of a patient. The resultant defect was closed using an inferiorly based transposition flap elevated from the nasal floor. Other closure options for this region are discussed.

Conclusion: The nasal floor flap allowed the reconstruction of a properly contoured columella and distal nose.

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