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Itani Y, Yotsuyanagi T, Yamauchi M, et al. The Laterally Extended Paramedian Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction: The Delay Technique Revisited. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020;8(6):e2871doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002871.
Itani, Y., Yotsuyanagi, T., Yamauchi, M., Sugai, A., Kato, S., Yamashita, K., & Isogai, N. (2020). The Laterally Extended Paramedian Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction: The Delay Technique Revisited. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 8(6), e2871. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002871
Itani, Yoshihito, et al. "The Laterally Extended Paramedian Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction: The Delay Technique Revisited." Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open vol. 8,6 (2020): e2871. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002871
Itani Y, Yotsuyanagi T, Yamauchi M, Sugai A, Kato S, Yamashita K, Isogai N. The Laterally Extended Paramedian Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction: The Delay Technique Revisited. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Jun 15;8(6):e2871. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002871. eCollection 2020 Jun. PMID: 32766039; PMCID: PMC7339298.
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Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Jun 15;8(6):e2871. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002871. eCollection 2020 Jun.

The Laterally Extended Paramedian Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction: The Delay Technique Revisited.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open

Yoshihito Itani, Takatoshi Yotsuyanagi, Makoto Yamauchi, Asuka Sugai, Shinji Kato, Ken Yamashita, Noritaka Isogai

Affiliations

  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Japan.
  2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan.

PMID: 32766039 PMCID: PMC7339298 DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002871

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Problems with poor circulation often occur when a large defect or a distant region, such as the apex of the nose, is covered with a paramedian forehead flap. Delay technique increases the safety of reconstruction procedures, but it has been used less frequently because a 2-stage surgery is necessary, and various other flaps and techniques have been developed.

METHOD: We performed the delay technique of paramedian forehead flap at the same time as tumor resection. For the flap, a narrow pedicle of about 1-cm was prepared on the supratrochlear artery and vein, and the incision was extended toward the lateral side conforming to the defect morphology, and a paramedian forehead flap with a design consistent with the esthetic unit containing the defect was prepared. The region below the flap was dissected to create the flap bipedicle, and surgery was completed.

RESULT: This procedure was used in 4 patients with malignant tumor of the external nose, and the flap survived perfectly in all patients. The postoperative esthetic outcome was also found to be good.

CONCLUSIONS: This procedure does not increase the frequency of surgery, circulation in the flap is maintained, the flap pedicle on the supratrochlear artery can be made narrow, and flap thinning can be performed from the beginning. Coverage of an extensive defect is possible because a large flap can be excised, and satisfactory esthetic appearance can be obtained by matching with the esthetic unit. The delay technique for various flaps (not limited to forehead flap alone) should be considered an effective technique for the current treatment of malignant tumors.

Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: The authors have no financial interest to declare in relation to the content of this article.

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