Extending the extended V-Y flap.
This case report demonstrates a modification of the so-called 'Extended V-Y Flap' used to simultaneously reconstruct a defect involving the upper lip, floor of nose and alar rim following tumour excision. We hope that this case serves as a reminder of the versatility of the V-Y flap in the nasolabial region, and its considerable capacity for augmentation.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Liverpool, UK. phoebeprowse@gmail.com
Phoebe
P
Prowse
Jonathan
J
Morton
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D060052:Nasolabial Fold / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000145:classification; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology