Tissue Expansion in Forehead and Scalp Reconstruction L. C. ARGENTA EDITORIAL COMMENT In the discussion following Radovan’s pioneering article (1982) (1) on tissue expansion, Grabb stated, “I predict that over…
Microvascular Free Transfer of Omentum Y. IKUTA If the scalp has been avulsed, the obvious first choice is replantation, when feasible (1). If the injury is old or results from…
Galeal Frontalis Myofascial Flap I. T. JACKSON Z. POTPARIC The galeal frontalis myofascial flap is a distally based flap that contains the deep subcutaneous tissues of the forehead. It is…
Galea Frontalis Myofascial Flap for Cribriform and Paracribriform Areas H. COSTA A. CEREJO EDITORIAL COMMENT This chapter and the one following (Chapter 9) demonstrate a reliable and accessible method of…
Microvascular Free Transfer of Temporo-Occipital Scalp Flaps K. OHMORI EDITORIAL COMMENT The application of methods of scalp reduction, as well as the use of expanders, has facilitated the treatment of…
Temporoparietal (Superficial Temporal Artery) Fascial Flap H. S. BYRD EDITORIAL COMMENT Detailed studies of the temporoparietal area have resulted in some controversy over the number of layers. For clinical purposes,…
Diagonal Frontoparieto-Occipital Scalp Flaps J. JURI EDITORIAL COMMENT The oblique flap does not ensure the inclusion of a known arterial pedicle or a way to extend it beyond its known…
Temporoparieto-Occipital and Temporoparieto-Occipitoparietal Scalp Flaps T. R. VECCHIONE EDITORIAL COMMENT The following four chapters (Chapters 4-7) describe a series of techniques for restoration or transfer of hair-bearing skin about the…
“Banana Peel” Scalp, Forehead, and Nape of Neck Flaps M. ORTICOCHEA The forehead and the nape of the neck have a surgical unity with the rest of the scalp, thus…
Multiple Pinwheel Scalp Flaps T. R. VECCHIONE The removal of scalp lesions with primary closure can tax the imagination and ingenuity of the surgeon. Lesions greater than 3.0 cm in…
