In the present study, we devised a new method of designing bilobed flaps. This method makes the flap easy to draw and has the merits of diffusing the tension on the flap and minimizing the dog-ear. We used this flap in 16 patients with face and head skin defects and obtained good results.
We developed a trilobed flap, i.e., a Dufourmentel flap connected to two continuous triangular flaps whose angles are decreased by one-quarter. We used this type of flap in eight patients with nasal skin defects, sequelae of tumorectomy, and obtained good results.
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