Flap thinning: Defatting after conventional elevation.
- Author:
Bo Young PARK
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Flap thinning; Thin flap; Perforator flap
- MeSH: Perforator Flap
- From:Archives of Plastic Surgery 2018;45(4):314-318
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
