List of plastic surgery flaps
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Template:SHORTDESC: Several techniques for creating flaps are used in plastic surgery.
List of flaps
[edit | edit source]| Name | Tissue Type | Complexity | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbe flap | Cutaneous | Transposition | Full-thickness lip defects |
| Anterolateral thigh flap (ALT flap) | Musculocutaneous | Free flap/Interpolation | Abdominal wall[1]/ Open tibial fractures / Esophageal reconstruction[2] |
| Becker flap | Fasciocutaneous | Interpolation | Hand reconstruction |
| Deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap[3] | Cutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Dufourmental flap | Cutaneous | Rotation/Transposition | |
| Estlander flap | Cutaneous | Transposition | Labial commissure of mouth defects |
| Fibular flap | Osteocutaneous | Free flap | Mandible reconstruction |
| Gastrocnemius flap | Muscle | Interpolation | Open tibial fractures |
| Hatchett design flap | Cutaneous | Advancement | Forehead excisions/defects |
| Inferior gluteal artery perforator (IGAP) flap[4] | Cutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Karapandzic flap | Cutaneous | Rotation | Full-thickness lip defects |
| Latissimus flap | Musculocutaneous | Interpolation | Breast reconstruction |
| McGregor flap | Cutaneous | Rotation | Full-thickness lip defects |
| Posterior interosseous artery (PIA) flap | Fasciocutaneous | Interpolation | Hand reconstruction |
| Radial forearm/Chinese flap | Fasciocutaneous | Interpolation | Hand reconstruction |
| Reverse sural artery flap | Muscle | Interpolation | Calcaneal pressure sores |
| Rhombic/Limberg flap | Cutaneous | Rotation/Transposition | |
| Scapular flap | Osteocutaneous | Free flap | Mandible reconstruction |
| Shutter design flap | Cutaneous | Advancement | Forehead excisions |
| Superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap | Cutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Superior gluteal artery perforator (SGAP) flap | Cutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap[5] | Musculocutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Transverse upper gracillis (TUG) flap | Musculocutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| V-Y advancement flap | Cutaneous | Advancement | Rhinoplasty |
| Worthen forehead flap | Cutaneous | Rotation | Forehead excisions/defects |
| Z-plasty | Cutaneous | Transposition | scars |
See also
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