The Eyeglass Frame Retained Nasal Prosthesis After Partial Rhinectomy: A Clinical Report

Abstract

Surgical defects often have adverse effects on patient perception of esthetics and self-esteem. Facial defects resulting from neoplasms, congenital malformations or trauma can be restored with facial prosthesis using different materials and retention methods to achieve a lifelike look and function. For the successful result, consideration should be given to harmony, texture, color matching and blending of tissue-prosthesis interface. This clinical report describes a psychosocial rehabilitation of the patient with nasal resection which includes part of the nasal septum, the entire cartilage, and the ala. An interim nasal prosthesis was fabricated for this patient after three weeks of surgery, to provide early rehabilitation treatment using the frame of spectacle glasses that retained the prosthetic nose.