The Primary Closure Approach of Dog Bite Injuries of the Nose
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2014-05-01
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Ferreira, Sabrina [UNESP]
Ayres Quaresma, Luis Eugenio
Timoteo, Carlos Alberto [UNESP]
Silva Fabris, Andre Luis da [UNESP]
Faverani, Leonardo Perez [UNESP]
Francisconi, Giovanna Barbosa [UNESP]
Souza, Francisley Ávila [UNESP]
Garcia Júnior, Idelmo Rangel [UNESP]
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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The nose holds an outstanding position on the face, acquiring great importance within the context of facial aesthetics. Because of the functional, psychological, and social aspects of trauma in a society increasingly demanding about aesthetics, treatment institution must reduce, as accurate as possible, the sequelae that hinder social integration. This clinical report relates an immediate nasal reconstruction of a complex animal bite wound. A 7-year-old patient was victim of a dog bite with avulsion of the left nasal ala and part of the ipsilateral nasal tip. The treatment was immediate nasal reconstruction with auricular composite graft. After 1 year of follow-up, the shape of nasal ala was stable, and the color was consistent with the surrounding tissue. The 2 nasal sides exhibited satisfactory symmetry when evaluated. It can be concluded that the composite graft derived from the auricular helix is a safe option for reconstruction of nasal ala defects with compromised margins in pediatric patients when conditions of reimplantation do not exist.
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Nose, rhinoplasty, nose deformities, facial injures
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Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 25, n. 3, p. E216-E218, 2014.