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Designing CAD/CAM Surgical Guides for Maxillary Reconstruction Using an In-house Approach
Published on: August 24, 2018
A novel approach to columellar reconstruction in a child
Andrew R Scott1, Kofi D Boahene2
1Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
We present a novel method for columellar reconstruction using a hidden donor site and review the challenges and limitations of columellar reconstruction in children with Fitzpatrick VI skin type. A staged reconstruction was conceived in which a full-thickness skin graft was transferred to the superior gingivolabial sulcus in the area of the maxillary frenulum. Six months later, the prelaminated soft tissue flap was delivered through a horizontal incision at the subnasale, and the donor site closed primarily. We report satisfactory results following a novel approach to composite soft tissue reconstruction of the columellar subunit in a 9-year-old child. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4 Laryngoscope, 128:2718-2720, 2018.
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