Citation

Goldman A, Wollina U. Wien. Med. Wochenschr. 2016; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Vernacular Title

Hundebissverletzung – Nasenflügelrekonstruktion mittels Composite Graft.

Affiliation

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Friedrichstraße 41, 01067, Dresden, Germany. wollina-uw@khdf.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10354-016-0523-5

PMID

27807675

Abstract

Dog bite injuries are an important emergency. Facial dog bites can lead to disfigurement and stigmatization. Dog owners themselves are the usual victims of facial dog bites. Early surgery provides best results. A 28-year-old male patient presented 1 year after he had been bitten on his nose by his own dog. The pronounced nasal disfigurement with nostril stenosis was treated by reconstruction using a free composite graft from the crus of the ipsilateral ear with good results. Delayed reconstruction can provide satisfying results.

Language: en