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Abstract
The frontonasal flap is a useful flap for medial and lateral tip defects of the nose. It can be used as a random rotation flap or as an axial flap. This paper describes modifications to the original designs of these flaps, with improvements in the final scar.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
March 4,
1993
Received:
December 18,
1992
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© 1993 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc.
