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- Title
Occipital artery island V‐Y flap for the reconstruction of temporal scalp defect.
- Authors
Yamamura, Kentaro; Endo, Yuichiro; Kabashima, Kenji
- Abstract
Dear Editor, It is still challenging to choose an aesthetically satisfying procedure to reconstruct a large defect after the resection of a tumor on the scalp because the scalp is a hair-bearing and less-elastic region. Artery flaps are aesthetically superior to other techniques such as skin grafting, random pattern flaps, tissue expansion, and free flaps in scalp reconstruction. Repair of scalp defect using a superficial temporal fascia pedicle VY advancement scalp flap.
- Subjects
SCALP; ARTERIES
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2020, Vol 59, Issue 8, pe296
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijd.14865