Reconstruction of skin defect at frontal hair line with mastoid fasciocutaneous island flap / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the reconstruction of skin defect at frontal and temporal hair line.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>5 cases with skin defect at frontal and temporal hair line were treated with mastoid fasciocutaneous island flap pedicled with parietal branch of superficial temporal artery.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the flaps survived completely. Hair grew up 5 - 7 days after operation, showing good reconstructed hair line.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Mastoid fasciocutaneous island flap is a reliable method for reconstruction of skin defect at frontal and temporal hair line.</p>