title: Reconstruction method with a newly-designed bilobed flap after excision of tumours of the skin.
abstract: We have devised a bilobed skin flap for reconstruction after excision of small skin tumours. The sutured part serves as a zig-zag that leads to only slight postoperative contracture of the scar. The rotation centre of the flap is nearer to the affected area than other conventional bilobed flaps, resulting in less dog-ear deformity and distortion of tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South-1 West-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan. ichiro@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Toshiharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: Kuninori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirosaki
authors.forename: Kowichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jimbow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009506:Nevus / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome