No Nose? No Problem. Plastic Surgery Hot Topics with Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Total or near-total nasal loss can have devastating effects. Plastic surgeons can help. In this video, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery," discusses the efficacy and outcomes of the ‘radial forearm flap’ used to reconstruct people’s noses.

Read the July 2019 PRS #PlasticSurgery article, "Microvascular Reconstruction of the Nose with the Radial Forearm Flap: A 17-Year Experience in 47 Patients" Salibian, Menick, and Talley.

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Keywords: plastic surgery; #PRSHotTopic; nose reconstruction; nose; nose surgery; nose trauma; trauma; nasal defects; skin; forehead flap; radial forearm; nasal reconstruction; reconstruction; microvascular; nostrils; radial forearm flap;