Biomaterial Database

Forehead reconstruction. 1991

R J Siegle

Department of Otolaryngology, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Guidelines for forehead reconstruction include maintaining or re-establishing normal boundaries, preserving nerve function, and maximizing scar camouflage. The interrelationships of anatomy, function, and principles of tissue movement which are critical to optimal reconstructive planning will be presented.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002921	Cicatrix	The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING.	Scars,Cicatrization,Scar,Scarring
D005546	Forehead	The part of the face above the eyes.	Foreheads
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013524	Surgical Flaps	Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.	Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps