Modern Plastic Surgery

Volume 8, Issue 2 (April 2018)

ISSN Print: 2164-5213   ISSN Online: 2164-5280

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Bipedicled Mini V-Y Advancement Flap for Skin Defect of the Face

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DOI: 10.4236/mps.2018.82003    1,192 Downloads   3,334 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

In young patients, even small circular facial defects after the excision of benign skin tumors present a reconstructive challenge. The usefulness of a V-Y advancement flap for reconstructing such defects is well documented. We refined this technique as a mini V-Y advancement flap consisting of two subcutaneous pedicles that vascularize the skin island via subdermal plexus lateral bridges. This technique was used for 21 middle-aged or younger patients with a small benign skin lesion. None of them experienced any postoperative complications. Aesthetically excellent results were found in all patients. This small advancement flap could be attempted as an alternative to fusiform excision of small skin lesions, particularly in younger patients.

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Ooshima, M. , Kochi, M. , Morioka, D. , Miyamoto, T. , Tsuda, T. and Kadomatsu, K. (2018) Bipedicled Mini V-Y Advancement Flap for Skin Defect of the Face. Modern Plastic Surgery, 8, 15-20. doi: 10.4236/mps.2018.82003.

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