Akbaş Hayati, Keskin Mustafa, Güneren Ethem, Eroğlu Lütfi, Demir Ahmet
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun 55139, Turkey.
Br J Plast Surg. 2003 Apr;56(3):291-2. doi: 10.1016/s0007-1226(03)00098-5.
Reconstruction options for columellar defects together with membranous septum, nasal base, and upper lip are restricted. We present a case successfully treated with bilateral cheek advancement flaps with upper medial, perialar skin flaps to reconstruct the upper lip, columella, nasal base and membranous septum in a single session. This method provides adequate tissue with minimal cosmetic deformity in a single stage for repairing such compound defects.