title: Skin anatomy and flap physiology.
abstract: This article focuses on three main areas, which includes an overview of skin anatomy, different types of skin flaps and their vascular supply, and several aspects of flap biomechanics to allow the surgeon to perform the most adequate reconstruction with regard to location and size of defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Gaboriau
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000502:physiology*