FOREHEAD FLAPS

Course overview

FOREHEAD FLAPS ARE 2-STAGE TISSUE FLAPS IN WHICH A FOREHEAD-BASED PEDICLE FLAP IS USED TO REPAIR MORE DISTAL NASAL DEFECTS. THIS TYPE OF FLAP IS GENERALLY CHOSEN WHEN A SURGICAL DEFECT IN THIS VICINITY CANNOT BE SUITABLY BE TREATED WITH PRIMARY CLOSURE, ADJACENT TISSUE TRANSFER, OR A SKIN GRAFT. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE TECHNIQUE AND CONCEPTS OF PARAMEDIAN FOREHEAD FLAPS.