Aesthetic reconstruction of the vertex area of the scalp: Case report

Edoardo Raposio; Rolf E A Nordström; Pierluigi Santi

Aesthetic reconstruction of the vertex area of the scalp: Case report

Edoardo Raposio, Rolf E A Nordström, Pierluigi Santi

A.O.U. San Martino - IST, Istituto Nazionale Ricerca sul Cancro (GENOVA)

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Abstract

A 62-year-old woman had a defect in the vertex of the scalp that was created by the excision of a basal cell carcinoma. This was closed with three local, hair-bearing, rhomboid flaps. This allowed us to reconstruct the natural whorl pattern of hair in this region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	339-341
Number of pages	3
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Supplement
Volume	32
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2000

Keywords

Hair-bearing rhomboid flaps
Local reconstruction
Scalp vertex

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery

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