title: [Eyebrow reconstruction with a scalp island flap based on the superficial temporal artery].
abstract: The Authors describe the reconstruction of an eyebrow, in a case of complete traumatic avulsion, using a scalp island flap based on the superficial temporal artery, in a young person aged 32 years. The lesion represented a serious aesthetic disablement capable of causing disturbed psychic equilibrium and individual relationships, in view of the fact that the eyebrows play a decisive role in the characterisation of the face and expressive gestures. The strategy of using a scalp island flap with a limited amplitude only slightly larger than that of the site in which it was inserted enabled optimal projection of the newly constructed eyebrow to be achieved during suturing.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Chirurgica II, Dipartimento ad Attività Integrata di Chirurgia Generale e Specialità Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piccagliani
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Beniamino
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005138:Eyebrows; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome