Sideburn reconstruction with an expanded supraauricular trapezoidal flap.

Abstract

Although loss of the sideburn and temporal scalp with subsequent alopecia is relatively frequent as a consequence of traumatic, surgical, and iatrogenic processes, not many techniques of sideburn reconstruction have been reported. We present a two-stage technique to correct the long-sideburns when there is an associated temporal alopecic defect due to trauma or surgery by means of an expanded supra-auricular trapezoidal flap. The method can achieve not only a satisfactory appearance of the sideburn but also a normal capillary line from the occipital to the frontal region.