Technical refinements in the Washio tempororetroauricular flap in reconstruction of the nasal wing

Abstract

Retroauricular tissue for reconstruction of external nasal defects was described by Washio. We describe our recent experiences in elderly patients, in whom the risk of reconstruction after excision of a malignant growth is high. We present seven reconstructions, six after excision of malignant disease, together with our ideas about how to maximise its possibilities.

• Washio flap
• retroauricular temporal flap
• nasal wing
• nasal defects