Nasal reconstructive surgery for vasculitis affecting the nose: our two-centre international experience.
Samit N UnadkatAlfonso Luca PendolinoIvor KwameAndrew SwiftCharles PuseyAndres GantousPeter J AndrewsPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
The management of nasal vasculitis is a particular challenge in facial plastic surgery. It requires a close collaborative approach with a physician skilled in the medical management of vasculitis. Surgery must be planned judiciously, with realistic patient expectations and only after a sustained period of remission. For more severe saddle deformities, the modified osseocartilaginous Andrews technique gives excellent long-term results.