title: Versatility of frontal island flaps in the reconstruction of periorbital soft tissue defects.
abstract: The reconstruction of large soft tissue defects in the orbital and maxillomalar region is a challenging task that necessitates the consideration of both functional and aesthetic outcomes. We used the frontal island skin flap in patients with full-thickness soft tissue defects of the periorbital and malar region. In the reconstruction of full-thickness defects of this particular region, the alternatives to this flap are other regional flaps or distant free flaps. Not every pedicled regional flap can be transferred to every defect and most of the time the application of distant free flaps increases the morbidity of the procedure. The surgeon must be capable of being able to select the most useful and comprehensive flap within a range of many alternatives. We present our experience in 10 patients with complex soft tissue defects in the maxillomalar and periorbital regions whose defects were reconstructed with frontal artery island skin flaps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, the University of Mersin, School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. basterziyavuz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Başterzi
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sar
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Ferit
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirkan
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arslan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology