"I would call it a different take on a principles that we commonly use in reconstruction," Cangello said. Forehead nose The man's doctors placed tissue expanders, which create space to stretch the ...

Nasal reconstruction using forehead flaps remains one of the most definitive surgical approaches to repair extensive nasal defects. This technique leverages the superior colour, texture, and ...

The practice of using flaps of tissue from both the forehead and cheek to reconstruct a severed nose was begun in ancient India, where facial disfigurement served as a form of punishment ...

The data consisted of 102 consecutive nasal reconstruction patients who underwent either two-stage or three-stage paramedian forehead flap technique with a follow-up evaluation of at least 6 months.

Forehead flap nasal reconstruction may be safe and effective as an outpatient procedure in older patients.The researchers retrospectively analyzed 420 patients with an average age older than 65 ...

Next, a flap of skin cut from the forehead is folded down and over the cartilage to create a new nose. In the China procedure, however, the plastic surgeon used a different method.

Figure 2. Intraoperative view during first-stage nasal reconstruction demonstrating septal-mucosal flap to reconstruct the internal lining and septal and cartilage for structural framework. Figure 3.

Editor's Note: This story was updated on Sept. 26 at 9:55 a.m. ET. Despite his perhaps bizarre appearance, a man in China who is growing a new nose on his forehead is the beneficiary of a rather ...

The forehead is also enervated with blood vessels that nourish the tissue transplant, so the surgeons don't have to disconnect and reconnect those vessels to place the nose in its correct position.