title: The vascular supply to the skin: an anatomical and physiological reappraisal--Part II.
abstract: The subcutaneous vascular system demonstrated in the first part of this study augments skin flap survival when included within human abdominal flaps. Flaps with larger subcutaneous vessels will survive to a greater length than flaps supplied solely by the subdermal plexus. Knowledge of the subcutaneous vascular system is applicable to breast reduction, subcutaneous mastectomy, and abdominal lipectomy.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D001940:Breast / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps