Total face reconstruction using a pre-expanded, bilateral, extended, parascapular free flap

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 565-568

  Birgfeld, Craig B ^a   Low, David W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b 10 Penn Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral parascapular free flap; Burn; Esthetic subunit; Face transplant; Facial burn; Parascapular free flap; Pre expansion; Scapular free flap; Skin graft; Tissue expansion; Total face reconstruction; Total face resurfacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BURN; BURN SCAR; CASE REPORT; EYEBROW; FACE BURN; FACE SURGERY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TATTOO; TISSUE EXPANSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTIM;

ADULT; BURNS; FACE; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE EXPANSION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33745674017     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000210626.64620.bc     Document Type: Article

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