Approach to Major Nasal Reconstruction: Benefits of Staged Surgery and Use of Technology

This article reviews special considerations in complex nasal defects including treatment of adjacent subunit defects, timing of repair with radiation, reconstruction in patients with prior repairs or recurrent disease, and the role of prosthetics. The role of technological advances including virtual surgical planning, 3 dimensional printing, biocompatible materials, and tissue engineering is discussed.PMID:38575278 | DOI:10.1016/j.fsc.2023.11.001
Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research