The nose is the most prominent visible and central feature of the human face. Its size, shape, and configuration, therefore, play a significant role in the determination of man’s appearance. Real or imaged deformity of the nose is highly significant in the individual’s conception of his own self image.
The nose is also a highly developed, complex and functional, organ. Its highly specialized nerves. lining membranes, delicate mobile cartilages, intrinsic muscles, and specialized vibrissage are essential for normal olfaction, taste, and the filterning, humidifiaction, and temperature regulation of inspired air.
Practically, surgical reconstruction of the nose is limited to the maintenance of an adequate air passage into the nasopharynx and the replacement of lining, support, and covering tissue by various flaps and grafts.
We have utilized skin graft, Brachial flap, and forehead flap to repair various types of defects of the nose.
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