"A square peg into a round hole": a modified rhomboid flap and its clinical application.
Two modifications to the classic design of the rhomboid flap are described. Firstly, no attempt is made to engineer a rhomboid defect and, secondly, the flap is made smaller than the defect to be reconstructed. The advantages of these modifications are discussed and their application in 175 reconstructions is reported.
D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps