Nostril stenosis secondary to a laser burn injury: correction with a composite graft.(Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic) From: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Kim, David W. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Medquest Communications, LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A 15-year-old girl presented with a history of right nostril stenosis secondary to a surgical laser burn injury that she had incurred during choanal atresia repair when she was 1 year old. The ensuing scar in the nasal sill and columella created an elevation of the nostril floor, resulting in a narrowing of the nostril aperture to approximately 30% of the cross-sectional area of her normal left nostril (figure 1). The scar extended 1 cm posteriorly into the nasal floor. This deformi...