One-stage reconstruction of an alar defect using a bilobed nasolabial-nasal tip flap based on the aesthetic subunits in orientals: Case report

The ala of the nose is difficult to repair for a variety of reasons, including the special texture of the skin, its shape, and the free margin. A method is reported for the one-stage reconstruction of a lateral nasal defect, including a full-thickness defect of the ala, using a bilobed flap composed of nasolabial and nasal tip skin. The flap was designed according to the aesthetic subunits principle, as modified for Orientals by Yotsuyanagi and colleagues in 2000. Satisfactory alar reconstruction was achieved, and good aesthetic and functional results were obtained. This flap is useful for restoring an alar defect.