A predictably successful technique for surgical closure of nasal septal perforation has been employed in over 100 patients in the past 25 years. It employs bipedicled mucosal advancement flaps designed to maximize blood supply (for flap viability) and an underlying connective tissue autograft (fascia or pericranium) for structural reinforcement.
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