Fat Graft Transfer in Nasal Tip Reconstruction.

Ingrid Raponi, Valeria Pallini, Valentino Valentini, Filippo Giovannetti, Andrea Marzetti

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Article in Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fat Graft Transfer in Nasal Tip Reconstruction.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2026
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Ingrid RaponiENT and Maxillo Facial Department, Spaziani Hospital, Frosinone, Italy.

Valeria PalliniMaxillo Facial Surgery Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Valentino ValentiniMaxillo Facial Surgery Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Filippo GiovannettiMaxillo Facial Surgery Department, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3993-9096

Andrea MarzettiENT and Maxillo Facial Department, Spaziani Hospital, Frosinone, Italy.

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the esthetic and functional outcomes of reconstructing small cutaneous nasal tip defects with fat graft transfer. Methods: Under local anesthesia, fat graft transfer was performed in nine patients affected by non-melanoma skin cancer of the nasal tip to fill surgical gap. A NAFEQ questionnaire was submitted to all patients to verify nasal function and appearance. Results: The surgery was uneventful in all cases. In most of the patients (8 of 9 patients), the adipose tissue graft remained vital and re-epithelization started from the edges of the resected area. In three patients, a hematoma in the donor site was observed. All patients were satisfied of esthetical appearance of the nasal tip and of the nasal function. Conclusions: The fat tissue graft is a good reconstruction option because it gives both good esthetic and functional results, and it can be performed also in elderly patients with many comorbidities. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12663-025-02710-1.

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Facial skin defectsFat graftNasal tip reconstructionNon-melanoma skin cancerRegenerative surgery

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PMID42528896

DOI10.1007/s12663-025-02710-1

PMCPMC13415733

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