PARAMEDIAN FOREHEAD FLAPS

Course overview

OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A WORKHORSE IN FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION, THE PARAMEDIAN FOREHEAD FLAP IS THE MOST COMMON INTERPOLATED FLAP HARVESTED FROM THE FACE. THIS FLAP HAS PROVED TO BE VERY USEFUL AND DEPENDABLE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MIDFACE. ONE OF THE BEST APPLICATIONS OF THE PARAMEDIAN FOREHEAD FLAP IS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DISTAL NOSE WHERE THE SEBACEOUS GLAND QUALITY AND THICKNESS OF TISSUE CLOSELY RESEMBLE THAT OF THE FOREHEAD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN THE USE OF THE FOREHEAD FLAP FOR RECONSTRUCTION. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.