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http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2018.00787

Flap thinning: Defatting after conventional elevation  

Park, Bo Young (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
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Archives of Plastic Surgery / v.45, no.4, 2018 , pp. 314-318 More about this Journal
Abstract
Perforator flaps become a reliable option for coverage of various defects and the interest is change from survival of perforator flaps to make thin flaps for better aesthetic and functional outcomes. Multiple flap thinning methods have been demonstrated but it has not been widely attempted because of concerns about compromising circulation of flap thinning. This article will demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of flap thinning technique: defatting after conventional flap elevation.
Keywords
Flap thinning; Thin flap; Perforator flap;
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