[Reconstruction of skin defect at frontal hair line with mastoid fasciocutaneous island flap].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the reconstruction of skin defect at frontal and temporal hair line.


METHODS
5 cases with skin defect at frontal and temporal hair line were treated with mastoid fasciocutaneous island flap pedicled with parietal branch of superficial temporal artery.


RESULTS
All the flaps survived completely. Hair grew up 5 - 7 days after operation, showing good reconstructed hair line.


CONCLUSIONS
Mastoid fasciocutaneous island flap is a reliable method for reconstruction of skin defect at frontal and temporal hair line.
Xia
Shuang-Yin
SY
Department of Plastic Surgery, 4th Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China.
Yang
Da-Ping
DP
Chen
Wei-Hua
WH
Xia
Hao-Chen
HC
D000328:Adult; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps