A subcutaneous pedicled cheek flap for reconstruction of alar defects.
The anatomy of the blood supply around the alar region was studied and showed that a large flap of nasolabial skin would survive on a narrow subcutaneous pedicle containing sufficient arteries and veins to justify the term "axial patterned flap". The secondary defect is closed with another nasolabial flap. In many cases a definitive single stage repair may be achieved. In others, some secondary revision has been required.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology