Surgical correction of extensive scarring of the limbs with an unfolded cube advancement flap.
We devised a cube advancement flap and reported its usefulness for treating defects of the face. Here we report its use to treat five cases of extensive scarring of the limbs with similar satisfactory results.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Noriyuki
N
Koga
Kensuke
K
Kiyokawa
Hideaki
H
Rikimaru
Yojiro
Y
Inoue
D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D055815:Young Adult