Repair of Post-traumatic Deformity of soft Tissue framework of External nose at the Ear, Nose and Throat unit of Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos

Abstract

Mutilating injuries of the nose with loss of tissue may occur in the domestic setting. In this report, 6 consecutive cases of loss of nasal tissue were seen and repaired using the midline forehead flap. The Otolaryngologist did this in the Ear, Nose and Throat unit. The loss of tissue was always in the course of a fight. There was no wound break down. There was no stenosis of the nares or keloid formation after more than two years of follow-up. All the patients found the repairs satisfactory.

Key Words: Nose, loss of tissue, midline forehead flap

Nig. J. Otorhinolaryngology Vol.1(1) 2004: 15-18