Correction of a posttraumatic nasal deformity using a hard palate mucosa graft

We report corrected cases of posttraumatic nasal deformity using a hard pal ate mucosal graft as covering material of the inner-side defect. In all cas es, the deformity was corrected satisfactorily. The nasal cavity was preser ved, and because of the stiffness of the grafted mucosa, it did not collaps e in the course of breathing. In all cases, the palate donor site healed in approximately 2 weeks, and after healing, none of the patients complained of irritation or ulceration. These results indicate that hard palate mucosa is also applicable in the correction of a traumatic deformity of the nose as an alternative to the auricular composite graft equally in the case of a nontraumatic deformity.