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J Reconstr Microsurg 1999; 15(2): 109-112
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000079
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© 1999 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Free Adipofascial Flap for Scalp Reconstruction: Case Report

Yoshihiro Kimata, Mitsuru Sekido, Satoshi Ebihara, Chien-Ying Chen, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Ryuichi Hayashi, Takashi Nakatsuka, Kiyonori Harii
  • Divisions of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan, and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo
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Accepted for Publication 1998

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The authors describe a case in which a large defect of the scalp was present after tumor excision. It was covered with a free adipofascial flap and a split-thickness skin graft, with satisfactory results. Numerous similar cases of scalp defects reconstructed with other free flaps have been described. But since donor-site morbidity is minimized with free adipofascial flaps, they should be used more often for reconstruction of scalp defects.