THE CERVICOPECTORAL ROTATION FLAP - A VALUABLE TECHNIQUE FOR FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION

Citation
Kc. Shestak et al., THE CERVICOPECTORAL ROTATION FLAP - A VALUABLE TECHNIQUE FOR FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION, British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 46(5), 1993, pp. 375-377
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
ISSN journal
00071226
Volume
46
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
375 - 377
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1226(1993)46:5<375:TCRF-A>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Four cases of lower cheek reconstruction using the cervicopectoral rot ation-advancement flap are reported. This fasciocutaneous flap can be raised quickly, provides excellent colour and texture match for the ti ssues of the face, and donor site morbidity is minimal. It is an espec ially useful method for lower cheek reconstruction following wide exci sion of melanomas of the cheek and for advanced parotid tumours where skin replacement is required following resection.