The temporoparietal galea flap.
The temporoparietal galea flap has been rediscovered as a useful tissue transfer technique. It is the only single-layered fascial flap that can be transposed into the craniofacial and head and neck region on its vascular pedicle. In the 1990s, it was used extensively in the surgical reconstruction of a wide variety of defects in the craniomaxillofacial area, ranging from scalp and auricle defects to nasal and maxillo-orbital repair to all types of intraoral and even mandibular and pharyngeal reconstructions.
Cesteleyn
Luc
L
Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, St. Lucas Hospital, Gent, Belgium. l.cesteleyn@pi.be