title: Delayed grafting of midline forehead flap donor defect: utilization of residual flap tissue.
abstract: The use of a midline forehead flap often creates a secondary defect that is difficult to close primarily. When the pedicle is detached, the residual flap tissue can be utilized as a delayed full-thickness skin graft. This technique combines two surgical principles: delayed grafting and the use of adjacent residual flap pedicle skin that would normally be discarded.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Salasche
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Grabski
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mulvaney
mesh_terms: D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*