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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2001;3:100.

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FULL-THICKNESS defects of the nasal alae remain a daunting challenge to those facial plastic surgeons who yearn to live this adventure. The article by Baker¹ describes in detail the approach of a vastly experienced and gifted surgeon whose results consistently supercede the norm. As with all approaches to technical nasal reconstruction, there are many ways to tackle the same problem—the surgeon's experience and complications from the exercise usually dictate continued success and modifications, and articles such as this allow the less experienced to garner pearls for future use.

Reviewing an article of this magnitude pushes the inquisitive surgeon to explore avenues for polishing the outcome. When endeavoring to re-create flowing facial anatomy, we must ask ourselves many questions. With regards to forehead flaps 11 of 15 patients rated their results good to excellent. What was it exactly that some patients did not like? Was it the presence of incisions on . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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