Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2019 Background The dorsolateral branch of the posterior intercostal artery (DLBPI) can be easily found while harvesting a latissimus dorsi (LD) musculocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction.
Su Bong Nam +7 more
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Where to find facial artery perforators: a reference point [PDF]
, 2010 Reconstructive surgery of the midface using facial artery perforator (FAP) flaps is being used more frequently now as it has been reported to provide better aesthetic results and reduce a traditional two-stage procedure to a one-stage technique.
Fogg, Q., Ng, Z.Y., Shoaib, T.
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Using Local Flaps in a Chest Wall Reconstruction after Mastectomy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2015 Background Surgical ablation for locally advanced breast cancer results in large chest wall defects, which can then be managed with local flaps or skin grafts. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the outcomes of three types of local skin flaps.
Joo Seok Park +3 more
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Shaping the Breast in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery: An Easy Three-Step Principle. Part II - Breast Reconstruction after Total Mastectomy [PDF]
, 2009 This is Part II of four parts describing the three-step principle being applied in reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery. Part I explains how to analyze a problematic breast by understanding the main anatomical features of a breast and how they ...
Blondeel, Phillip +4 more
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Surgical pearl on reconstructing surgical defects of the nasal tip
Dermatology Reports, 2016 Repairing surgical defects of the nasal tip is challenging, mainly because of the lack of freely mobile skin available peripherally. The Peng flap is a one-stage cutaneous flap that circumvents this difficulty by recruiting skin from the nasal dorsum and
Artur César +3 more
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OTA International, 2019 . Background:. An increasing number of traumatic injuries in low- and low-middle-income countries (LICs/LMICs) have coexisting injuries requiring soft-tissue coverage (flaps).
Patrick D. Albright, BS, MS +10 more
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2020 Background For volar soft tissue defects of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint, free flaps are technically challenging, but have more esthetic and functional advantages than local or distant flaps. In this study, we compared the long-term surgical
Min Suk Choi +6 more
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Sickle-shaped transposition flap oriented along relaxed skin tension lines for lower eyelid reconstruction [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2020 Background The reconstruction of defects in the lower eyelid region is prone to complications such as ectropion and epiphora. This area is also aesthetically important; therefore, operations should be carried out with caution.
Tae Hyeon Lee +2 more
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Simultaneous reconstruction of the oral commissure, lip and buccal mucosa with microvascular transfer of combined first-second toe web and dorsalis pedis flap [PDF]
, 2016 The reconstruction of oral commissure, lip and mucosa defects following tumour resection is a challenging task to the reconstructive surgeon owing to the increasing aesthetic and functional demands.
Chen, Hung-Chi +3 more
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McGregor flap: an alternative for lower eyelid and periorbital region reconstruction [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2018 Introduction: Lower eyelid reconstruction is a challenge for plastic surgeons. It requires knowledge of various surgical techniques and anatomy. In 1973, McGregor published the lateral periorbital zetaplasty technique, which proved to be an excellent ...
Augusto César de Melo Almeida +6 more
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