title: V-Y advancement flaps for closure of nasal defects.
abstract: The nose is a difficult anatomic region in which to close defects resulting from resection of cutaneous malignancies. The V-Y flap is a technique for advancing adjacent tissue, thereby achieving wound closure while minimizing tension. A total of 120 V-Y flaps were used to close 114 nasal defects. The average defect size was 13.5 x 11 mm. Partial flap loss occurred in five patients, with total flap loss in one. One wound infection and two hematomas occurred.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doermann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hauter
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Zook
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*