List of plastic surgery flaps

Several techniques for creating flaps are used in plastic surgery.

List of flaps

Name Tissue Type Complexity Use Abbe flap Cutaneous Transposition Full-thickness lip defects Anterolateral thigh flap (ALT flap) Musculocutaneous Free flap/Interpolation Abdominal wall/ Open tibial fractures / Esophageal reconstruction Becker flap Fasciocutaneous Interpolation Hand reconstruction Deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap 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 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 reconstructionReverse 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 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 scarsKeystone perforator island flapFasciocutaneousRotation and trasnpositionOrthopedic and integumentary reconstruction

See also Flap (surgery) Perforator flaps

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