Cosmetic repair of nasal defects with medial pedicle skin flap of the upper arm
ZHANG Xian-ying
LIU Yi
WANG Gang
Abstract：Objective To investigate the methods to repair traumatic defects on nose with medial pedicle skin tube ( flap) of the upper arm.Methods Eleven patients with nasal defects were repaired in our department from Nov.2008 to Jan.2015.To repair their defect,all patients were treated with medial pedicle skin tube ( flap) of the upper arm.Among them skin tubes( flap) were formed,transferred and repaired simultaneously in 8 patients;for the rest 3 patients,skin tubes( flap) of upper arms were formed in the first stage,nasal defect was transferred and re-paired in the second stage,and noses were successfully reconstructed with pedicle division in the third stage.Re-sults All the 11 patients achieved good blood circulation in skin flaps and good ventilation in nasal cavity.The fol-low-up of 9 patients showed that during the first 3 months after the operation,the color of skin tube ( flap) was obvi-ously different from the surrounding skin,but gradually similar after 1 year.Besides,bilateral nostrils achieved sym-metry with good appearance.The cosmetic repair was basically achieved.Conclusion The design for medial pedi-cle skin tube ( flap) of the upper arm is not restricted comparatively,but it significantly improves the tissue survival rate by supplying sufficient tissue.It might be a better alternative for those patients who prefer not to leave new scars on their faces.
Keywords：nose injurydefectpedicle skin tube ( flap)cosmetic repair
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 132-134 )