title: Posterior scalping flap revisited.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report our experience in a case series of 5 posterior scalping flaps.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of a case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  A tertiary academic care otolaryngology-head and neck surgery referral center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five patients having undergone posterior scalping flap reconstruction of cutaneous midface defects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reconstruction was performed for 4 cheek defects, 1 of which included the lateral third of the upper and lower lips, and 1 combined midfacial and lateral nasal wall defect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 5 patients had excellent cosmetic and functional results. The only complication was a single case of partial-thickness distal flap necrosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The posterior scalping flap offers a reliable source of skin with appropriate color and texture and minimal donor-site morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Mandell
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Genden
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Biller
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Urken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D002610:Cheek / Q000098:blood supply*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012535:Scalp / Q000637:transplantation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome