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Usage of a rotational flap for coverage of a large central forehead defect.


ABSTRACT: Background: The forehead is a donor site for facial reconstruction but has no generous donor site for its coverage. All options of the reconstructive ladder can be used. A large rotation flap was used to reconstruct a big central forehead defect following failed previous repair in an elderly diabetic patient after a motor car accident. Case presentation: A 64-year-old diabetic man presented with an extensive central forehead defect after failed previous repair following a motor car accident. Coverage of the defect was performed using a flap based around the ear on one side in a rotation movement. An accepted functional and esthetic result was achieved after 3 months of follow-up. Conclusion: A rotation flap based on arteries around the ear can be used for coverage of a difficult lesion in the central forehead. Level of evidence: Level V, therapeutic study.

SUBMITTER: El-Sabbagh AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5296615 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Usage of a rotational flap for coverage of a large central forehead defect.

El-Sabbagh Ahmed Hassan AH  

GMS Interdisciplinary plastic and reconstructive surgery DGPW 20170207


<b>Background:</b> The forehead is a donor site for facial reconstruction but has no generous donor site for its coverage. All options of the reconstructive ladder can be used. A large rotation flap was used to reconstruct a big central forehead defect following failed previous repair in an elderly diabetic patient after a motor car accident. <b>Case presentation:</b> A 64-year-old diabetic man presented with an extensive central forehead defect after failed previous repair following a motor car  ...[more]

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