One Stage Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction

Abstract

Background: The forehead flap is a useful technique to reconstruct deep and large nasal defects. Its disadvantages includes the fact that it is at least a two-stage procedure .The aim of this work is to describe our experience with the use of One stage forehead flap reconstruction to cover nasal defects. Patient: Fifteen patients with extensive nasal defects due to various causes. Full-thickness skin was lost in all cases, n=7 cases after excision due to rodent ulcer, n=5 cases after squamous cell carcinoma and n=3 cases after nasal trauma. Ulcer sizes and sites were demonstrated in table 1. All were repaired with a single stage forehead flap. The functional and aesthetic results were assessed. Results: High aesthetic and functional goals were achieved in all patients. There were no cases of significant flap necrosis. However, one patient developed mild superficial partial-thickness necrosis. Conclusions: The singe stage forehead flap represents one of the best methods for repair of extensive nasal defects, which may be a substitute for the traditional method (two stages) regard to time repair and cosmetic results.