title: L-shaped scalp flap for moustache reconstruction in a patient with an acid burn of the face.
abstract: An L-shaped scalp flap based on the parietal branch of the superficial temporal artery is described to reconstruct the moustache in a young male patient who suffered from nitric acid burns of the face. This provides a simple technique as an alternative to microvascular technique for moustache reconstruction. The donor area morbidity was minimal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000601:surgery*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology