"RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SCALP"

Reconstruction of the scalp.

The scalp provides a relatively limited amount of excess tissue that can be used in reconstructing significant scalp defects, which arise most often from oncologic resection or traumatic loss. Scalp reconstruction encompasses a broad spectrum of flaps, grafts, and techniques that should be readily available to the facial plastic surgeon treating this patient population. Meticulous attention to ...

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Local flap reconstruction of large scalp defects.

Scalp defects can have a number of origins, and their repair is dependent upon their location, size and depth. In the case of the scalp, the repair of even small defects is complicated. Local flaps are the reference for the reconstruction of such defects. Knowledge of scalp anatomy is essential for preparing these flaps, which must be based on one or two vascular pedicles to afford a large rota...

Fillet of pinna flap in scalp reconstruction

Methods We report four patients operated in the last three years, for lesions of the ear, invading the post auricular skin and infiltrating into the scalp. On examination these ulcerating lesions had the clinical appearance of deeply infiltrating basal cell carcinoma. Surgery was performed under general anaesthesia. After resection was performed with 1 cm skin margins, down and including the te...

Microsurgical Reconstruction of Extensive Oncological Scalp Defects

Although most small to medium defects of the scalp can be covered by local flaps, large defects or complicating factors, such as a history of radiotherapy, often require a microsurgical reconstruction. Several factors need to be considered in such procedures. A sufficient preoperative planning is based on adequate imaging of the malignancy and a multi-disciplinary concept. Several flaps are ava...