Journal Reviews

The double-half bilobed flap or traditional bilobed flap – which is better?

1 April 2018 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Rhinoplasty | bilobe flap, Skin cancer, Reconstruction, Local flaps

Reconstruction of the nasal tip following ablative surgery can be taxing. The nasal tip is a very visible area with largely immovable skin and reconstruction needs an appreciation of the various sub-units to achieve best results. The traditional superiorly based...

Superiorly based nasolabial flaps

8 October 2014 | | Facial Plastic Surgery | Cranially based, Defect closure, Local flaps, Nasolabial flap, Paranasal defects, Periorbital defects

This interesting paper takes the common or garden nasolabial flap to new extremes. The flap is based on the contralateral superior orbital artery and behaves as an axial patterned flap as far as the alar rim, becoming a random patterned...

Nasolabial flap to reconstruct peri orbital defects

5 August 2014 | | Facial Plastic Surgery | Cranially based, Defect closure, Local flaps, Nasolabial flap, Paranasal defects, Periorbital defects

The authors present a series of 25, mainly geriatric, patients that had ablative surgery and had complex defects in the paranasal and orbital regions. The paranasal and periorbital regions are extremely important for facial aesthetics and quality of life. These...