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Paramedian forehead flap for the reconstruction of large nasal defects.(Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic)(Brief Article)
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Use of the paramedian forehead flap is a versatile and reliable way of reconstructing large nasal defects. Reconstruction is based on the principle of dividing the nose into aesthetic subunits: the tip, dorsum, alae, columella, side walls, and soft triangles. Replacement of entire subunits with a flap results in a superior cosmetic outcome.
Complex nasal reconstruction can be traced back to the works of the ancient Indian surgeon Susruta and to Tagliacozzi during the Renaissance. However, it was not until the beginning of the 19th century that the forehead flap was popularized ...
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Nasal reconstruction with the forehead flap
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How to use Mohs to reconstruct the nose.(Dermatologic Surgery)
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; ...gives a better result than just patching the defect. The forehead flap is an excellent option in nasal reconstruction because the...matches nasal skin almost exactly and has superb perfusion. The forehead flap should always be vertically oriented because of perfusion...
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Two-stage flap method boosts results
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; ...can help to maximize the aesthetic reconstructive results of...of these: the paramedian forehead flap, interpolated cutaneous pedicle...to the ear. The paramedian forehead flap is based on one of a pair...the orbit and goes into the forehead. The vessel provides blood supply to the ...
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Use of Foley catheter as a flap retainer
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; ...reconstruction of an eye socket with a forehead flap. Case History A 55 year-old female...thickness skin grafts had failed. A total forehead flap was advised by us. The flap surgery...the eye socket. On examination, the forehead flap was found to be non adherent to the...
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Treatment of giant keratoacanthoma with intralesional 5-fluorouracil.(CASE REPORTS)
Magazine article from: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
; ...cleft. The defect was then reconstructed with a paramedian forehead flap with good cosmesis. Introduction Keratoacanthomas are epithelial...injection, the patient underwent reconstruction with a paramedian forehead flap. She is currently undergoing laser epilation for unwanted...
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Dorsal nasal flap for nasal reconstruction: the alternate forehead flap.(HEAD AND NECK CLINIC)
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; A 67-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of a slowly enlarging lesion on the tip of his nose. The 2.0 x 1.5-cm infiltrative, pearly lesion extended from the left nasal supratip to the left alar groove. No evidence of trans-nasal involvement or ulceration was observed. Pathologic
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Comparison of four surgical methods for eyebrow reconstruction
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; ...disturbing condition which can alter the character of the face. Aesthetic reconstruction of eyebrow is a challenging task for the reconstructive...were superficial temporal artery, scalp flap, graft and forehead flap with INF pedicle (facial pedicle). Patients were followed...
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Cartilage grafting critical aspect to nasal reconstruction strategy
Magazine article from: Dermatology Times
; ...the nose is resurfaced, most often with a staged paramedian forehead flap. When using a composite graft, its bottom layer of dermis...M.D., and Gary C. Burget, M.D., co-authors of the textbook Aesthetic Reconstruction of
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Stretching the limits of full-thickness skin grafts.(Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic)
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
; ...reconstruction of larger (>1.5 cm in diameter) defects frequently involves the use of interpolated flaps, such as the paramedian forehead flap (PMFF). This flap has rightly become the surgeon's workhorse for local repair of most medium- to large-sized nasal defects...
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