Abstract
Heminasal aplasia is a rare congenital malformation. It is often associated with other malformations of the facial region, including abnormalities of the eye and lacrimal system, facial bone malformations and proboscis lateralis. We present two cases of heminasal aplasia, discuss their embryological basis and nasal reconstruction of the same.
Keywords: heminasal aplasia, proboscis lateralis, reconstruction
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