W-plastic rotation flap to cover nasal defect.
Keeping in mind the direction of the relaxed skin tension lines (RSTL), we used a local W-plastic rotation skin flap from the cheek to cover a large nasal defect resulting from the excision of a benign skin lesion. This technique, first described by Imre [7], is superior to the direct single-pedicle advancement flap from the cheek, or to any nasolabial flap, for repair of such nasal defects.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA.
D002610:Cheek; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009506:Nevus / Q000601:surgery*; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012399:Rotation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques