Freestyle-Like V-Y Flaps of the Eyebrow: A New Outlook and Indication of an Historical Technique
Joint Authors
Leto Barone, Angelo A.
Rossi, Matteo
Carmisciano, Marco
D’Arpa, Salvatore
Giunta, Gabriele
Di Rosa, Luigi
Toia, Francesca
Cordova, Adriana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The eyebrow region is of utmost importance for facial movement, symmetry, and the overall cosmetic appearance of the face.
Trauma or tumor resection often leave scars that may dislocate the eyebrow producing an alteration both in static symmetry of the face and in the dynamic expressivity.
The authors present a technique for eyebrow’s defects repair using the remaining eyebrow advancement by means of a “freestyle-like” V-Y flap.
In the past two years a total of eight consecutive patients underwent excision of skin lesions in the superciliary region and immediate reconstruction with this technique.
On histology, six patients were affected from basal cell carcinomas, one from squamous cell carcinoma, and one from congenital intradermal melanocytic nevus.
The pedicle of the flap included perforators from the supratrochlear, supraorbital, or superficial temporalis artery.
Advancement of the entire aesthetic subunit that includes the eyebrow using a V-Y perforator flap was performed successfully in all cases achieving full, tension-free closure of defects up to 3.0 cm.
“Freestyle-like” V-Y flaps should be considered as a first-line choice for partial defects of the eyebrow.
The greater mobility compared to random subcutaneous flaps allows to reconstruct large defects providing an excellent cosmetic result.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Leto Barone, Angelo A.& Rossi, Matteo& Giunta, Gabriele& Carmisciano, Marco& Di Rosa, Luigi& Toia, Francesca…[et al.]. 2013. Freestyle-Like V-Y Flaps of the Eyebrow: A New Outlook and Indication of an Historical Technique. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032628
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Leto Barone, Angelo A.…[et al.]. Freestyle-Like V-Y Flaps of the Eyebrow: A New Outlook and Indication of an Historical Technique. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032628
American Medical Association (AMA)
Leto Barone, Angelo A.& Rossi, Matteo& Giunta, Gabriele& Carmisciano, Marco& Di Rosa, Luigi& Toia, Francesca…[et al.]. Freestyle-Like V-Y Flaps of the Eyebrow: A New Outlook and Indication of an Historical Technique. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032628
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032628