Practice of scalping forehead flap

Posterior scalping flap revisited.

OBJECTIVE To report our experience in a case series of 5 posterior scalping flaps. DESIGN Retrospective review of a case series. SETTING A tertiary academic care otolaryngology-head and neck surgery referral center. PATIENTS Five patients having undergone posterior scalping flap reconstruction of cutaneous midface defects. METHODS Reconstruction was performed for 4 cheek defects, 1 of w...

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

The Forehead Flap

Figure 1. Preoperative aspect.

Forehead flap periorbital reconstruction.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate functional and aesthetic results of periorbital defect repair using forehead flaps. DESIGN Retrospective review of patients who received periorbital defect repair by 3 of us with a paramedian forehead flap alone or in conjunction with other local or regional flaps, bone grafts, or cartilage grafts. Flap survival, functional results, and postoperative complications were d...

CME Nasal Reconstruction: Forehead Flap

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the history of nasal reconstruction and its implications to modern nasal repair. 2. Understand current developments in the use of intranasal lining flaps and primary cartilage grafts. 3. Understand the use of the two-stage and, specifically, the three-stage paramedian forehead flap with an interme...