Use of the alar cartilage in repairing of defects of the cartilage part of the dorsum nasi
Ezrokhin, V.M.; Nikitin, A.A.
Vestnik Otorinolaringologii 4: 47-48
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4668 PMID: 7676562 Document Number: 449401
The authors present long-term results of using costal and alar allo-cartilages for repairing defects of the cartilage part of nasal ridge. Transplantation of the costal allo-cartilage to 362 patients entailed cartilage deformations in 50, inflammation in 34 and resolution of the cartilage in 26 patients. Transplantation of alar cartilage brought resolution and deformation in 10 and 7 cases of 276 transplantations, respectively, in the absence of inflammation. Moreover, the latter material provides better cosmetic results.