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Spiral flap for closure of nasal ala defects
Author(s) -
Armenores Paul,
Huilgol Shyamala C
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00681.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scars , distortion (music) , spiral (railway) , presentation (obstetrics) , closure (psychology) , surgery , anatomy , amplifier , mathematical analysis , mathematics , cmos , electronic engineering , economics , engineering , market economy
Despite the existence of numerous methods to close nasal ala defects, many produce distortion of the surrounding tissues and obvious scarring. The spiral flap produces little or no distortion and well‐camouflaged scars. We demonstrate these benefits through the presentation of two successful case reports.