Arch Plast Surg.  2016 Nov;43(6):599-603. 10.5999/aps.2016.43.6.599.

Microdissected Prefabricated Flap: An Evolution in Flap Prefabrication

• TaÅŸ S

• KMID: 2358313
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5999/aps.2016.43.6.599

Abstract

When traditional flap techniques are not feasible, we apply flap prefabrication, which is more complicated and sophisticated but supplies large and thin flaps. There are some disadvantages to the technique that require improvement, such as venous congestion after flap transfer, which requires months for neoangiogenesis and necessitates a vascular carrier. Here, the author presents a new technique, called as "˜microdissected prefabricated flap,' to successfully produce a safe, large, and thin flap. This technique is based on the microdissection of the perforators to the greatest extent possible, spreading them out into the subdermal level and using them as a carrier. The details and the application of this technique are presented and reported.

Keyword

Fluorescein; Injections; Surgical flap; Microdissection; Microsurgery

MeSH Terms

Equipment and Supplies
Fluorescein
Hyperemia
Microdissection
Microsurgery
Surgical Flaps
Fluorescein