Antia-Buch Flaps for Ear Reconstruction Amir M. Ghaznavi Brian R. Gastman DEFINITION Antia-Buch flaps are best used for traumatic or postsurgical helical defects of the upper third and middle third…

Cheek Reconstruction With Skin Grafts Farooq Shahzad Babak J. Mehrara DEFINITION The cheeks are the largest aesthetic unit of the face. The boundaries of the cheek are medially the nasofacial…

Cheek Reconstruction With Free Radial Forearm Flap John G. Fernandez DEFINITION Cheek and face defects commonly occur secondary to trauma, burns, or tumor resection. Most cheek defects can be treated…

Cheek Reconstruction With Laterally or Medially Based Cervicofacial Flap Sammy Sinno Barry M. Zide DEFINITION Local tissue from the cheek and upper neck provide the best tissue for cheek reconstruction;…

Cheek Reconstruction With Tissue Expanders John T. Stranix Barry M. Zide DEFINITION Tissue expansion is a proven technique for generating additional cutaneous tissue to reconstruct facial defects when local coverage…

Lower Eyelid Reconstruction With Palatal Grafts Farooq Shahzad Babak J. Mehrara Aaron Fay DEFINITION With proper case selection, lower eyelid reconstruction can be enhanced using hard palate grafts. Both horizontal…

Lateral Tarsal Strip Canthoplasty Richard H. Caesar DEFINITION Any lower eyelid laxity or frank ectropion of the lower eyelid that results in a failure of the lower eyelid to sit…

Eyelid Reconstruction With the Hughes Flap or Cutler-Beard Flap Larissa Habib Brian P. Marr DEFINITION The Hughes flap was originally described in 1937 and has been modified to increase efficacy…

Tenzel Semicircular Rotational Flap John Nguyen Aaron Fay DEFINITION The Tenzel semicircular rotational flap was initially described by Dr. Richard Tenzel in 1978.1,2,3 It is conceptually similar to the classic…

Direct Closure and Lateral Cantholysis Aaron Fay John Nguyen DEFINITION The primary objectives of eyelid reconstruction are to Restore anatomic alignment and dynamic function of the eyelids Create a stable…