Alar margin defect

Introduction The alar edge defect is one of the alar defects, which are often full thickness and may include defects such as alar cartilage.

Cause

Nasal wing defects generally have valgus deformities of the nose, such as burns, wounds, and animal bites.

an examination

Related inspection

Nasal endoscopy, otolaryngology, CT examination

Excessive expansion of the nose, resulting in an indecent appearance of the nostrils.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of nasal wing defects:

(1) Nasal hypertrophy: The abdomen hypertrophy is more common in yellow races and black races. It is often accompanied by nasal drooping when the nose is thick, and can remove the thick and sagging nose tissue.

(2) Defects above the nose: Plastic surgery methods for defects above the nose are:

1. First remove the scar and remove the scar from the contracture, and cut the lower skin to relax, then pull it down to make it symmetrical with the opposite side.

2, skin grafting to take a full thickness of skin, transplanted on the wound surface, carefully sutured, and packaged and pressurized, so that it can be fixed for 12 days before unpacking. Excessive expansion of the nose, resulting in an indecent appearance of the nostrils.

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