Sideburn reconstruction with an expanded supraauricular trapezoidal flap.
Although loss of the sideburn and temporal scalp with subsequent alopecia is relatively frequent as a consequence of traumatic, surgical, and iatrogenic processes, not many techniques of sideburn reconstruction have been reported. We present a two-stage technique to correct the long-sideburns when there is an associated temporal alopecic defect due to trauma or surgery by means of an expanded supra-auricular trapezoidal flap. The method can achieve not only a satisfactory appearance of the sideburn but also a normal capillary line from the occipital to the frontal region.
Giraldo
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Regional Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain.
González
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C
Garnica
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Ferrón
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Rus
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D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices