Nasal Lining Reconstruction with Loco-regional Flaps

Abstract

The reliability of local intranasal flaps speaks to the robust vascularity of the nose, which these flaps are based on. The goals for lining replacement, as in any other area of head and neck reconstruction, is to use tissue that best matches the qualities of what is being replaced. The goal of this review is to describe the extent to which local tissues can be used and when to consider regional flaps when the extent of a local flap will not provide enough coverage.

Keywords: Bipedicle vestibular advancement flap; Full-thickness nasal defect; Inferior turbinate flap; Nasal lining flaps; Pericranial flap; Septal mucoperichondrial flap.