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Plastic Surgery: Flaps and Reconstruction

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What are the three types of local flaps based on their movement around a fixed point?

Rotation flaps, transposition flaps, interpolation flaps

Name one type of distant flap based on its blood supply pattern.

Axial pattern flap

What are the possible uses of Z-plasty local flap technique?

Release of contracture, scar revision, alter tension, change direction of scar, reposition specialized structures, improve appearance

What is the purpose of lengthening in Z-plasty technique?

To improve the appearance and function of scarred tissues Signup and view all the answers

What are the advantages of muscle and musculocutaneous flaps in wound reconstruction?

Provide large amount of skin and bulk, have constant vascular anatomy Signup and view all the answers

What is a flap in the context of plastic surgery?

A tissue that is moved from one part of the body to another with a vascular pedicle or attachment to the body being maintained for nourishment. Signup and view all the answers

What are the disadvantages of using flaps in plastic surgery?

<ol> <li>Bulky in appearance especially for flaps brought from a distance. 2. May carry hair to a non hair bearing area. 3. May require multiple operations with a long period of hospitalization.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Name three types of flaps according to composition.

<ol> <li>Cutaneous. 2. Fasciocutaneous. 3. Myocutaneous.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What is an axial pattern (Arterial) flap in the context of plastic surgery?

It has a defined anatomic arterial-venous system. Signup and view all the answers

List three purposes for which flaps are used in plastic surgery.

<ol> <li>Covering recipient bed with poor vascularity. 2. Reconstruction of full-thickness of the eye lids, lips, ears, nose, and cheeks. 3. Padding body prominences (i.e. for bulk and contour).</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers