I’m Nathan Schaefer, an Australian-trained Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon specialising in skin cancer surgery. I excise more than 2,000 skin cancers each year, with a large proportion involving the nose.

I’ll be teaching nasal reconstruction at the HealthCert Skin Cancer Conference on 4 July 2026.

To help you get more out of that session, I’ve recorded a short primer on The Nasal Reconstruction Algorithm I use before every nasal skin cancer case.

In the video I show how I think about:
• nasal subunits
• defect size
• defect depth
• when I choose a graft versus a local flap

If you watch this before the conference, the live cases and technical tips during the session will make much more sense. Even if you’re not attending, this will give you a clear, repeatable way to think through your next nasal reconstruction.

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