Unipedicled advancement flap from the lower cheek for the reconstruction of a large nasal surgical defect after the excision of a basal cell carcinoma

The basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are known as non-melanoma skin cancers, having amounted to 98,420 new cases in men and 83,710 in women in Brazil in 2014. The reconstruction of surgical defects in the nose is a challenge for dermatologic surgeons regarding good functional and aesthetic results, since its structure is rigid and of little mobility. The authors introduce an interesting reconstruction method of a large nasal defect after excision of a basal cell carcinoma, using auricular cartilage graft and unipedicled advancement flap from the lower cheek.

Keywords: CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; NOSE NEOPLASMS; NASAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EAR CARTILAGE; SURGICAL FLAPS