Interpolated forehead and melolabial flaps

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2009 Aug;17(3):361-77. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2009.04.003.

Abstract

Facial reconstruction is a challenging yet rewarding endeavor. The interpolated forehead and melolabial flaps are well-established methods for facial restoration, especially for the repair of nasal defects following excision of cutaneous malignancies. Repair of facial defects using interpolation flaps requires an appreciation of variations in skin thickness, facial contours, and functional concerns at the donor and recipient sites. A detailed review of flap design, modifications, and implementation is provided for the forehead and melolabial flaps.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Esthetics
  • Facial Neoplasms / mortality
  • Facial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Facial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Forehead / surgery
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nose Neoplasms / mortality
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Rhinoplasty / methods
  • Risk Assessment
  • Skin Neoplasms / mortality
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Surgical Flaps / blood supply*
  • Survival Rate
  • Suture Techniques
  • Tissue Expansion
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing / physiology