Elongation by weight of a bipedicle hair-bearing neck flap.
We report a patient in whom weight was applied to a tube flap that was raised as part of an upper lip reconstruction procedure. Because the flap was found too short for transfer, weight was applied and flap elongation was achieved within a few days.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*