M. Mutaf et al., TISSUE EXPANSION-ASSISTED PREFABRICATION OF THE FOREHEAD FLAP FOR NASAL RECONSTRUCTION, Annals of plastic surgery, 34(5), 1995, pp. 478-484
A new technique for nasal reconstruction is described, This method-exp
ansian-assisted flap prefabrication-is essentially a simultaneous appl
ication of pretransfer grafting and tissue-expansion procedures for cr
eating custom-made forehead flaps to meet varying requirements of nasa
l reconstruction, We have applied this new technique on seven patients
with full-thickness nasal defects during a 3-year period, Results fro
m these patients are presented with a review of different use of flap
prefabrication principles in nasal reconstruction.