Utility of the "seagull" flap for unoperated simple complete syndactyly in adults.
The versatility of the seagull flap for creating a new web in adults' unoperated simple congenital syndactyly is described. The technique can produce a realistic web that does not subsequently advance distally and is wide enough to allow adequate digital separation when fingers are abducted.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Mareşal Cakmak Military Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000601:surgery*