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Abstract
Background
The nose is a prime esthetic focus of the human face and it is a common site for nonmelanoma skin cancers. Esthetic reconstruction of nasal skin after tumor resection remains a problem. Beside conservative surgical excision of the skin tumor, this article presents a tactic for decreasing the size of the skin defect and optimizing its shape to facilitate reconstruction.
Methods
Throughout a period of seven years, thirty-five patients with nonmelanoma cancer of nasal skin were managed by a one stage surgical operation, which entails conservative tumor resection followed by performing an esthetic rhinoplasty that remodels the nasal skeleton in order to shrink the skin defect; making it more amenable to reconstruction by adjacent skin.
Results
Results were satisfactory for all patients in terms of adequate tumor resection and pleasant appearance of their noses.
Conclusions
Esthetic rhinoplasty is a useful adjunctive technique in nasal oncoplastic surgery.
Notes
Peer review under responsibility of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine.
Available online 15 January 2016