EXPANDED UNILATERAL FOREHEAD FLAP (SAIL FLAP) FOR COVERAGE OF OPPOSITE FOREHEAD DEFECT

This report details our experience with five patients who had skin def ects of their forehead that were covered with an expanded unilateral f orehead flap from the contralateral side that we call the sail flap. S kin expansion provides an ideal thin flap for the forehead aesthetic u nit. The viability of the sail flap is sufficient through expansion, a nd it is available in suitable size and shape for the defect. The dono r site is minimal and well accepted because the scar coincides with th e hairline.