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Facial FlapsIntroductionAnatomyTheoryClassification of FlapsDesigning a facial flapIndicationsIndications for facial flapsEvaluation and Preparation for Local Skin Flap SurgeryRotation FlapDesignCase 1: Cheek rotation flapCase 2: Cheek rotation flapCase 3: Bilateral rotation flaps on scalpCase 4: Double hatchet flap on lower leg, MM resectionZ-PlastyDesignCase 1: Z-PlastyInterpolated FlapDesignCase 1: Nasolabial flap – 1 StepCase 2: Nasolabial flap – 2 stepsTransposition flapDesignCase 1: L-flap on the noseCase 2: Limberg flap reconstruction of tragusCase 3: Transposition flap to left temporal regionAdvancement flapDesignBilobed flapDesignCase 1: Bilobe flap on the noseGlabella FlapDesignCase 1: Glabella flapCase 2: Glabella flapReferences
HandbookFacial FlapsRotation FlapCase 1: Cheek rotation flap

Case 1: Cheek rotation flap

Authors: Magnus Balslev Avnstorp, MD and Frederik Gulmark Hansen, med.stud. A 78-year old male admitted to the dept. of Plastic Surgery with an aggressive Merkel cell tumor on the right cheek growing rapidly through 4 months. A suspected local skin metastasis is found on the lower right cheek. Pre-o

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