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Posterior auricular perichondrial cutaneous graft combined with cartilage strip in nostril reconstruction
Dominik W Schmid1, Pietro G Di Summa, Reto Wettstein
1Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Objective:
Reconstruction of alar structures of the nose remains difficult. The result has to be not only functional but also aesthetic. Different solutions to reconstruct alar defects are feasible. A good result that meets the specific demands on stability, aesthetics, and stable architecture without shrinkage of the area is not easily achieved.
Method:
A perichondrial cutaneous graft (PCCG), a graft consisting of a perichondral layer, fatty tissue, and skin that is harvested retroauriculary, is combined with an attached cartilage strip.
Case Result:
A 72-year-old patient suffering from basal cell carcinoma of the ala of the nose underwent the reconstructive procedure with a good result in 1 year in terms of stability, color match, and graft take.
Conclusion:
First, a strip of cartilage had been included in a PCCG where tumor resection required sacrifice of more than 50% of the alar rim. The case shows that one can consider a cartilage strip-enhanced PCCG graft to reconstruct alar defects.