Nasal dorsal glabellar flap in the treatment of nasal tip defects
Bahadır Baykal1, Ibrahim Erdim2, Zübeyde Elmalı3, Baver Maşallah Şimşek4, Fatma Tülin Kayhan4
1Özel Hekimlik, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Erbaa Devlet Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Tokat, Türkiye
3Keşan Devlet Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Edirne, Türkiye
4Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
Keywords: Nasal defect, nasal dorsal glabellar flap, reconstruction.
Abstract
As nose is one of the most prominent structures of the face due to its anatomical feature, it is frequently subjected to trauma and skin cancers. Multiple aesthetic subunits, convexity and concavity make the reconstruction of nose more difficult. The defects of the nose that are over 1.5 cm must be repaired with complex flaps and grafts. In this article, we present a 58-year-old male case treated with nasal dorsal glabellar flap which has more satisfactory aesthetic results and less complication rates in repairing large defects.