A free occipital hair-bearing flap for reconstruction of the upper lip.
A free hair-bearing occipital scalp flap was employed for reconstruction of the upper lip in a young man who had sustained a close range shotgun blast to the face. The "moustache" free-flap provides an abundant source of hair-bearing scalp which has certain advantages over conventional techniques of repair. It is a one-stage operation, involves minimal donor site morbidity and uses hair-bearing scalp which is not usually affected by male-pattern baldness.
D000293:Adolescent; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012535:Scalp / Q000637:transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery