title: Pre-expanded and Prefabricated Abdominal Superthin Skin Perforator Flap for Total Hand Resurfacing.
abstract: Reconstruction of the postburn hand remains a challenge for surgeons. For cosmetic and functional requirements, the desired flap should be thin enough to ensure the flexibility of the hand. Conventional perforator flaps serve as a viable option when reconstructing the postburn hand to regain functionality. However, limitations include the discrepancy in tissue thickness and the difficulty with donor site closure. Thus, a preexpanded superthin skin perforator flap is an ideal choice for postburn hand reconstruction, with the trade-off being a longer treatment course (3-4 months), but with results that satisfy both patients and their surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chunmei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Junyi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Sifen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, 2221 Stockton Boulevard, Suite 2123, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, 2221 Stockton Boulevard, Suite 2123, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Electronic address: llpu@ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Lee L Q
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Pu
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Finger reconstruction; Hand reconstruction; Pre-expansion; Prefabricated abdominal flap; Superthin perforator flap