TY - JOUR
T1 - The forehead flap
T2 - The gold standard of nasal soft tissue reconstruction
AU - Correa, Bryan J.
AU - Weathers, William M.
AU - Wolfswinkel, Erik M.
AU - Thornton, James F.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The forehead flap is one of the oldest recorded surgical techniques for nasal reconstruction. As the gold standard for nasal soft tissue reconstruction, the forehead flap provides a reconstructive surgeon with a robust pedicle and large amount of tissue to reconstruct almost any defect. Modifications provided by masters like Burget and Menick have only increased the utility of this exceptional flap. Maintaining an axial pattern, utilizing the pedicle ipsilateral to the defect, extending the flap at right angles with caution when extra length is needed, using a narrow pedicle, and early subperiosteal dissection are the guiding principles for forehead flap reconstruction of the nose. In addition, lining defects can be addressed simply and reliably with a folded forehead flap.
AB - The forehead flap is one of the oldest recorded surgical techniques for nasal reconstruction. As the gold standard for nasal soft tissue reconstruction, the forehead flap provides a reconstructive surgeon with a robust pedicle and large amount of tissue to reconstruct almost any defect. Modifications provided by masters like Burget and Menick have only increased the utility of this exceptional flap. Maintaining an axial pattern, utilizing the pedicle ipsilateral to the defect, extending the flap at right angles with caution when extra length is needed, using a narrow pedicle, and early subperiosteal dissection are the guiding principles for forehead flap reconstruction of the nose. In addition, lining defects can be addressed simply and reliably with a folded forehead flap.
KW - Mohs surgery
KW - forehead flap
KW - nasal lining
KW - nasal reconstruction
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0033-1351231
DO - 10.1055/s-0033-1351231
M3 - Article
C2 - 24872749
AN - SCOPUS:84882784126
SN - 1535-2188
VL - 27
SP - 96
EP - 103
JO - Seminars in Plastic Surgery
JF - Seminars in Plastic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -