title: Prefabricated microvascular shoulder free flap for forehead reconstruction.
abstract: In a case with a large forehead defect following tight scalp bandaging in childhood, a prefabricated microvascular shoulder free flap was used for reconstruction. A free forearm fascial flap, with the radial artery and the concomitant vein as pedicle, was harvested and inserted under a subcutaneous pocket opened in the left shoulder region which served as the future "prefabricated free flap". In addition, a tissue expander was placed in this pocket to provide the necessary tissue expansion to enable primary donor site closure.
authors.affiliation: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Turkey.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ozbek
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Khouri
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gültan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yormuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D009336:Necrosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices