title: Undermining the opposition: Ballistic tips for improving the island pedicle flap.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Center, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Center, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: chiangyizhen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yi Zhen
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Center, Salford Royal National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Vindy
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ghura
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000637:transplantation*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: dermatologic surgery; facial surgery; flap; island pedicle; scar; suture