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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2001;3:22-23.

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WILD and Hybarger report their experience in 10 patients with reconstruction of 3- to 5-cm nasal defects of the tip, dorsum, sidewall, and ala. They use an ipsilateral dorsal nasal flap and a myelolabial flap for the primary defect, and close the secondary defect (in the opposite nasofacial groove) with a contralateral cheek flap. The triple-flap technique is recommended for central and distal nasal losses, including unilateral alar or full-thickness defects of less than 5 cm, in patients who are not candidates for a forehead flap. Its proposed advantages (compared with a forehead flap) are a better skin match, a single operative stage, and less morbidity. The technique is illustrated by 2 clinical cases with good results. Included in the article is a description of a cadaver head that had been injected with dye to identify perforating vessels of the transverse facial artery and dorsal nasal artery, which supply . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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