Free adipofascial flap for scalp reconstruction: case report
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Y Kimata1, M Sekido, S Ebihara
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan.
Abstract:
The authors describe a case in which a large defect of the scalp was present after tumor excision. It was covered with a free adipofascial flap and a split-thickness skin graft, with satisfactory results. Numerous similar cases of scalp defects reconstructed with other free flaps have been described. But since donor-site morbidity is minimized with free adipofascial flaps, they should be used more often for reconstruction of scalp defects.
