A simple method for forehead unit reconstruction.
The supratrochlear and supraorbital vessel-based island flap was used to avoid excessive scarring during reconstruction of the unilateral forehead defects after surgical excision of a malignant tumor. This method had a number of advantages: operation time was short, it was a one-stage procedure, the technique was relatively simple, a good match of the texture and color could be achieved, and scars were inconspicuous.
Okada
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. prsnet@med.toho-u.ac.jp
Maruyama
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology