Plastic Surgery Key

Island Pedicle Flaps   INTRODUCTION Subcutaneous island pedicle flaps allow for substantial tissue mobilization. This is accomplished by selectively and carefully disrupting connections to the surrounding tissues to elevate and…

Scalp   BIOANATOMY AND BIOMECHANICS In a normal individual, the scalp is defined by the extent of dense terminal hair overlying the calvarium. In youth, the scalp is generously covered…

Chin   BIOANATOMY AND BIOMECHANICS The chin is a protrusion of soft tissue overlying the distal point of the mandible. Superiorly, it is bordered by the mental crease, and inferiorly,…

Introduction   The mobilization of soft tissues to reconstruct cutaneous operative wounds is more than just an exercise in geometry.1 Instead, reconstructive procedures involve the manipulation of biologic tissues with…

Rotation Flaps   INTRODUCTION Wounds that are too tight to close in one direction can frequently be repaired by redirecting tension vectors away from the primary motion. Rotation is the…

Advancement   INTRODUCTION The advancement flap is the oldest and most straightforward type of adjacent tissue transfer, since it is basically a geometric and biomechanical extension of the fusiform or…