[Plastic surgery treatment of a nose tip amputation in an Eleven-Cities marathon skater].

A 41-year-old male participant of the 200 km Eleven Cities ice skating marathon in 1997 lost a large part of his nose tip as a result of hitting a bridge. Avascular replantation of the amputated nose tip combined with ice water cooling for three days did not result in revascularisation. Subsequently the entire nose tip was reconstructed by means of a paramedian forehead flap. This reconstruction was performed in three stages and had a good aesthetic result.