Full‐thickness skin grafts for surgical defects of the nasal ala – a comprehensive review, approach and outcomes of 186 cases over 9 years. (May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tan, E.; Mortimer, N.; Salmon, P.
• Is Part Of: British journal of dermatology. Volume 170:Number 5(2014:May)
• Page Start: 1106
• Page End: 1113
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Subjects: Dermatology -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.5
• DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12792
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-0963

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en" id="bjd12792-abs-0002"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>What's already known about this topic?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd12792-list-0001" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>Various flaps and techniques have been described to reconstruct surgical defects of the ala.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>Full‐thickness skin grafts have received little attention in the reconstructive literature, particularly for nasal ala defects.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> <p> <bold>What does this study add?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd12792-list-0002" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>Skin grafting for partial‐thickness defects of the nasal ala can yield excellent aesthetic and functional outcomes.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>In &lt; 50% of cases, dermabrasion was chosen to optimize aesthetic outcomes.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>The need for dermabrasion was not related to patient, tumour or surgical factors.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>We provide a comprehensive review and algorithm for repair of nasal ala defects.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </abstract>