The "shutter flap" for large defects of the forehead.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acquired defects involving exposed bone in the central forehead can be challenging to reconstruct. We present a simple technique in which two superiorly based flaps of galea frontalis and skin are transposed medially, like the shutter of a camera. Full-thickness grafts are used to close the donor site. This is a remarkably easy way to close some very large forehead wounds.
Medical subject headings
- Forehead
- Skin Neoplasms
- Surgical Flaps