title: Skin expansion versus free forearm flap in forehead reconstruction.
abstract: The authors present their experience in surgical reconstruction of the forehead cosmetic unit, either with tissue expansion or free tissue transfer. Some of the cases underwent a full reconstruction of the entire cosmetic forehead unit en bloc performed by means of free forearm flap such as in postoncological exeresis and in post-traumatic reconstruction. The other method of choice was tissue expansion. The authors expanded the forehead unit for a giant naevus treatment in a child, and used a bilateral expansion of the forehead for tumour clearance of the middle third of the forehead. Results and problems related to the two techniques are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Giuseppe
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stanizzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pierangeli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015626:Tissue Expansion