Small nasal defects

The nose occupies an important feature of a person's central face. The size , shape, and proportions of the various characteristics of the face provide a visual basis suggesting the character of the person. Scars, asymmetries, and any abnormalities of the central face are easily recognizable and note d by even a casual observer. Over the centuries, therefore, much attention has been paid to reconstruction of facial and nasal abnormalities of both a cquired and congenital etiologies. The purpose of this article is to addres s the reconstruction of smaller defects of the nose, encompassing surface a reas of 1.5 to 2 centimeters.