Facial augmentation with groin osteoadiposal flap transfer.
The authors report the advantages of the groin osteoadiposal flap for facial augmentation, which include the possibility of a conjoint type of flap harvesting with one main set of vessels (usually, the superficial circumflex iliac vessels); one-stage augmentation without secondary defatting; a donor scar in a concealed area; and rigid flap fixation with bone plating.
Namba
Yuzaburo
Y
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan.
Ito
Seiko
S
Tsutsui
Tetsuya
T
Koshima
Isao
I
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques