[Square- flap procedure: a report of 31 cases]

ABSTRACT

Here we represent a report of 31 patients treated for increasing the distance between two points on skin surface by using two triangular and one square flaps. Theoretically, best skin lengthening is made by using one triangular with right - angled position. Squared - flap procedure as compared with other procedures for increasing the distance between two points of skin surface including Z - plasty and all its other modified procedures and also in comparison with Limberg procedure is more effective. We performed square - flap procedures for 31 patients with post- burned contractive scars and clefts in ear lobules and nasal alar rim in Poorsina Teaching Hospital [Guilan - 1989] with excellent results. And we found that square flap procedure is an effective procedure and has many practical applications