title: "Pinch modification" used to repair a large surgical defect on the scalp: other proposed uses.
abstract: Dr Peng's "pinch modification" of the linear advancement flap, a reconstructive technique used to correct surgical wounds on the nose and suggested as a surgical alternative in other non-hair-bearing skin, was used successfully to correct a surgical defect of 55 mm in diameter located on the occipital area, on hair-bearing skin. Other possible uses for this technique are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Division of Criosurgery, Instituto de Biomedicina, Caracas, Venezuela.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Abrusci
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pasquali
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*