PARAMEDIAN FOREHEAD FLAPS

Course overview

OFTEN CONSIDERED A WORKHORSE IN FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION, THE PARAMEDIAN FOREHEAD FLAP IS THE MOST COMMON INTERPOLATED FLAP HARVESTED WITHIN 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 IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DISTAL NOSE, WHERE THE SEBACEOUS GLAND QUALITY AND TISSUE THICKNESS CLOSELY RESEMBLE THAT OF THE FOREHEAD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN USING THE PARAMEDIAN FOREHEAD FLAP FOR FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.