11/03/2025
Dimitri lost the root of his nose after being shot on the front lines. He couldn’t wear glasses anymore and was hopeful we could reconstruct his nose to look and function normally again.
Using rib cartilage, I measured the width depth and length of his defect and carved the rib to match exactly what was missing. It was contoured on the under surface to fit the notch neatly, and beveled to be flush with the forehead and the remaining bridge of his nose.
We then excised the scar from his nose and lifted a soft tissue flap from the forehead in order to rotate skin down to cover the graft. Dimitri smiled when he saw his postoperative nose and told me it was better than before.
I can’t wait to see how he heals and is able to carry on with life with a nose that works and allows him to wear glasses.
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