title: Perforator based V-Y advancement flaps in the leg.
abstract: We present a selected group of patients (18) who underwent excision of various malignant skin lesions in the leg, and had the defect resurfaced with V-Y advancement flaps. The mobility and reliability of this type of flap was enhanced by raising it as a fasciocutaneous flap based on one or two leg perforators. As patients were mobilised as soon as they recovered from the operation, there was minimal postoperative morbidity. This type of flap has the added advantage of leaving no significant donor defect and therefore better cosmesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Kingston General Hospital, Hull, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venkataramakrishnan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Villafane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps