EVALUATING THE CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NASAL SOFT TISSUE DEFECTS WHICH WERE TREATED BY FOREHEAD FLAPS

Ngô Thế Mạnh1,, Vũ Ngọc Lâm2, Lê Đức Tuấn1
1 Military Hospital 103
2 108 Military Central Hospital

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Objective: To access the clinical characteristics of nasal soft tissue defects which were treated by forehead flaps. Subjects and methods: 48 patients with nasal soft tissue defects were hospitalized in the Departments of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery (in both two Military hospitals 108 and 103) within 2014-2020. Results: of these patients (54.20% male), the most common age group was > 55 y.o (50%). And almost defects were the consequent of malignant maxillectomy (58.3%), and at nasal alar (54,2%). Large defects (≥ 2cm2) were met in 81,2% patients, and full-thickness nasal defects were met in 25 of total 48 patients. Most patients (32/48,66.7%) were injured at one anatomical nasal unit and cheek area defects were the most combine injuries. Conclusions: Cause of nasal soft tissue defects often followed with malignant maxillectomy and the defect was large and deep.

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