title: Use of free flaps in the aesthetic reconstruction of face and neck deformities.
abstract: Three cases of face and neck deformities, reconstructed with free flaps in order to obtain better aesthetic results, are presented here. Nasal tip, cartilage, and soft tissue defects as well as facial burn contractures were reconstructed with a free radial forearm flap, latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap, and groin flap, respectively. Case specifics are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Center of Plastic Surgery and Microsurgery, General State Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stamatopoulos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panayotou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsirigotou
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ioannovich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000601:surgery; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*