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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 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;…

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…

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…

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…

Repair of Lip Defects With the Abbe Flap Robert Beinrauh Joseph H. Dayan DEFINITION A full-thickness portion of the lower lip, which includes the mucosa, orbicularis oris muscle, and skin…

Lower Lip Reconstruction With the Nasolabial Flap George Xipoleas Matthew S. Kilgo DEFINITION The nasolabial flap is a versatile random pattern superiorly or inferiorly based flap that can be used…

Lip Reconstruction With Radial Forearm Free Flap Vishal Thanik DEFINITION Lip reconstruction is restoration of form and function after loss from a number of causes, the most common being oncologic…

Repair of Lip Defects With Karapandzic Flaps Simon G. Talbot Julian J. Pribaz DEFINITION Defects of the lips may occur from malignancy (most frequently squamous cell carcinoma followed by basal…