Surgical skill in a nutshell
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2024.9891

A spear flap surgical revision

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Received: 14 November 2023
Accepted: 12 January 2024
Published: 16 February 2024
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Spear flap, Mohs surgery, nasal ala

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Ernesto De Piano
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8139-1204
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy.
Pietro Rubegni
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy.
Vittoria Cioppa
v.cioppa@student.unisi.it
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-2134
Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy.

A 55-year-old male presented with a recurrent infiltrative basal cell carcinoma of the right nasal ala. Previous incomplete excision was repaired with second intention healing resulting in a contracted ala with columellar deviation and nostril asymmetry. [...]

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De Piano E, Rubegni P, Cioppa V. A spear flap surgical revision. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 16 [cited 2026 May 25];16(2). Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/9891
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