TY - JOUR
T1 - Subtotal nasal reconstruction
T2 - Military-civilian collaboration in care of an afghan-American woman’s plight
AU - Latham, Kerry P.
AU - Valerio, Ian
AU - Martin, Barry D.
AU - Burget, Gary
AU - VanderKolk, Craig
N1 - Funding Information:
Following a nomination from the senior author, the patient detailed in this case was honored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as a 2014 Patient of Courage. As part of the honor ceremony, a special video presentation was made at the Opening Ceremonies of the ASPS’ 2014 Meeting held in Chicago, Ill. You can watch the video detailing the patient’s and surgeons’ journey at the following link: https://youtu.be/oRAokVK_R2w. The ASPS Patients of Courage program is sponsored by the In-tegra Foundation; the production of the videos was supported by this funding. For any permission requests, please contact the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Military plastic surgeons perform reconstructive surgeries for various congenital, oncologic, and traumatic craniofacial injuries or deformities. Recently, our Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Plastic Surgery team was tasked to care for a woman who bravely sought a new and better life in the United States after she suffered amputation of her nose and bilateral ears while in her home country of Afghanistan. A military-civilian team collaborated throughout her reconstructive planning, treatment, and postoperative course to create both an aesthetically acceptable and functional subtotal nasal reconstruction. This case report details the patient’s unique journey, her reconstructive course, and highlights her reintegration into a new life and society.
AB - Military plastic surgeons perform reconstructive surgeries for various congenital, oncologic, and traumatic craniofacial injuries or deformities. Recently, our Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Plastic Surgery team was tasked to care for a woman who bravely sought a new and better life in the United States after she suffered amputation of her nose and bilateral ears while in her home country of Afghanistan. A military-civilian team collaborated throughout her reconstructive planning, treatment, and postoperative course to create both an aesthetically acceptable and functional subtotal nasal reconstruction. This case report details the patient’s unique journey, her reconstructive course, and highlights her reintegration into a new life and society.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047324175&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000394
DO - 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000394
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047324175
SN - 2169-7574
VL - 3
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
IS - 7
M1 - e447
ER -