Dong Hak Jung MD 1 Seung Won Park MD 1Seung Chul Lee MD 2 and Byung Soo Kim MD 2
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck SurgeryCollege of Medicine Inha University Sungnam 2Dermatology College of Medicine Inha University Sungnam Korea

ABSTRACT

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The nose plays a significant role in the determination of ones physical appearance as well as various other important functions such as respiration olfaction and resonance. It also occupies the most prominent position on the face a position that makes it vulnerable to distortion by trauma and incidentally it is a feature that is most frequently predisposed to skin tumors. The surgical reconstruction for nasal defects caused by the resection of these neoplasms should be considered from two viewpoints：the aesthetic and the functional aspect of the nose. For aesthetic reconstruction of the nose the tissues for reconstruction should match the surrounding tissue in terms of color and texture. For functional reconstruction the mucosal layer and the cartilage framework should be reconstructed. We have reconstructed nasal defects in five cases of nasal neoplasms using the forehead flap full-thickness skin graft nasolabial flap buccal mucosal flap and local flap. We are reporting these cases along with reviews of the relevant references.

KEY WORDS：Nasal defect·Neoplasm·Reconstruction.