[Basic techniques of flap formation and their application (author's transl)]. 1980

S Zehm

The different type of soft tissue defect in the face can be rehabilitated by means of classical local flaps, either by advancement, rotation or transposition. The excellent blood supply of the face permits of create a flap by its length which may extended up to 5 times of its diameter, and secondarily, may be turned up to an angle of 180 degree (median forehead flap). Typical donar areas besides the forehead are the nasolabial and submandibular area with the advantage of closure in correlation to the skin tension lines. By using a flap and transposing to the neighbourhood disfigurement of natural apertura, like mouth, nose and eyes, can be eadily avoided. Typical smaller and larger defects are demonstrated on patients following excisional tumor surgery in the forehead, naso-frontal-orbital angle, at the nose, the naso-labial-buccal region. Different ways of flap rehabilitation are analyzed for te same or similar type of defect, which is followed by the surgical and functional end-result. Attention is paid to the W-plasty, whereby a rhomboid defect is created and which can be eliminated with additional W-type incision lines. The results are excellent. Combinations of different types of flaps are possible, when f.e. a total loss of the upper lip and a most subtotal loss of the nose is present.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005145 Face The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw. Faces
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013518 Surgery, Plastic The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures. Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive
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
D013536 Suture Techniques Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES). Suture Technics,Suture Technic,Suture Technique,Technic, Suture,Technics, Suture,Technique, Suture,Techniques, Suture

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