title: An Overview of Pre-expanded Perforator Flaps: Part 2, Clinical Applications.
abstract: Pre-expanded perforator flaps have several advantages over their traditional counterparts owing to the thin, more pliable nature, larger size, and minimum morbidity of the donor site. Recently, plastic surgeons have begun to use pre-expanded perforator flaps to reconstruct defects of almost the entire body, including the cervicofacial region, axilla, trunk, and extremities resulting from scar, congenital melanocytic nevi, hemangiomas, and neurofibromas. Such a versatile flap is especially appropriate for face and neck resurfacing, which requires more optimal functional and cosmetic outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Dongguan Kanghua Hospital, 1000 Donguan Avenue, Dongguan, Guangdong Province 523080, P.R. China. Electronic address: chunmei22@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Chunmei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hyakusoku
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Song
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: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000098:blood supply*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion
keywords: Clinical application; Perforator flaps; Pre-expanded perforator flap; Reconstruction; Tissue expansion