title: Recycling a flap: making a perforator flap from a previous gluteal fasciocutaneous flap.
abstract: We report a case of raising a previous gluteal fasciocutaneous flap again as a perforator-based flap to cover a recurrent defect. This case illustrates that conventional flap tissue with a preserved perforator can be recycled as a perforator flap, and that this method can be an efficient surgical option for recurrent defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, S. Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Sung
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Goo-Hyun
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Mun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D059027:Recycling; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology