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Circum-alar flap for full-thickness alar rim defect of the nose

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Various methods of nasal alar reconstruction has been described in the medical literature but very few for defects involving the alar rim. These are single- or multistage procedures and have their pros and cons. The authors have designed a novel technique for alar rim defects by advancing a flap alongside the alar crease. This flap is simple, easy to execute and provides desirable results for full-thickness defects in a single-stage procedure.

Level of evidence: Level V, therapeutic study.

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  1. Devendra Hospital and Yuva Cosmetic Clinic, 55 Prabhat Nagar, Bareilly, 243122, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Devendra Kumar Gupta & Shruti Devendra

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Gupta, D.K., Devendra, S. Circum-alar flap for full-thickness alar rim defect of the nose. Eur J Plast Surg 37, 293–296 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-013-0917-1

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