Extended Paramedian Forehead Flap for Total Upper Lip: A Case Report

Paramedian Forehead Flap Raised in the Base of Previously Used Median Forehead Flap Pedicle

Visor flap for total upper and lower lip reconstruction: a case report

INTRODUCTION Noma, aptly named the 'face of poverty', is a scourge with a mortality rate of up to 90% that affects some 140,000 people each year, predominantly children in the sub-Saharan 'noma belt'. Survivors of the acute attack suffer severe facial disfigurement from loss of facial tissue and scarring. Surgical reconstruction of noma defects is a major challenge, especially in Africa, where ...

[Paramedian forehead flap for the reconstruction of extensive nasal defects].

BACKGROUND The Department of Dermatology at Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara in Spain is a referral center for Mohs micrographic surgery. Consequently, we are regularly faced with the problem of repairing large surgical defects on the nose. The paramedian forehead flap is currently one of the techniques of choice for the repair of such defects. MATERIALS AND METHODS We review our experie...

CASE REPORT Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Evaluation of Paramedian Forehead Flap Perfusion Prior to Pedicle Division

OBJECTIVE To present the use of indocyanine green and the LifeCell SpyElite System to confirm perfusion and viability of a forehead flap prior to division and inset, thereby eliminating the question of flap survival based on clinical judgment alone. METHODS A case report of a 67-year-old man with a forehead flap reconstruction following an acquired nasal defect due to resection of an adenoid ...

Elegant solutions for complex paramedian forehead flap reconstruction.

Nasal reconstruction is one of the most challenging aspects of facial plastic surgery. The authors present reconstructive techniques to maximize the final aesthetic result and minimize scarring. They discuss techniques used in nasal reconstruction with a paramedian forehead flap (PMFF) that help to achieve these goals and minimize the chance of complications, including performing a surgical del...