Expanded free scalp flap.
Expansion of a large free scalp flap before transfer can allow direct closure of the flap donor site, thereby avoiding the need for a skin graft or local flap to close the donor site. A case is presented of anterior scalp reconstruction with an expanded posterior scalp free flap.
Kakibuchi
M
M
Department of Dermatology, Osaka University, Japan.
Asada
Y
Y
Kobayashi
S
S
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion