RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXTERNAL NOSE USING AUTOLOGOUS TISSUE AND PLASTIC MATERIAL, INCLUDING AN ALLOGENIC CARTILAGE GRAFT
Abstract
Wound healing and cosmetic results of 54 reconstructions of the external nose were evaluated. The clinical methods, the cytological examination of wound samples, the ultrasound examination of the neonose, the wound evaluation scale, and the visual analogue scale were used. We compared the results after the reconstruction with the use of autologous tissue (n = 30) and plastic material, including an allogenic cartilage graft (n = 24). No significant differences in wound healing, local complication rates, wound evaluation scores, and visual analogue scores were observed. The ultrasound examination of neonose didn’t detect significant resorption of allogenic cartilage.
About the Authors
S. A. Ivanov
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus
Ph. D. (Medicine), Associated Professor
Belarus
Ph. D. (Medicine), Associated Professor
I. V. Zalutsky
Institute of Physiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Corresponding Member, D. Sc. (Medicine), Professor, Director
Belarus
Corresponding Member, D. Sc. (Medicine), Professor, Director
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