Reconstruction of Large Periorbital Defect With a Pre-expanded Retrograde Postauricular Island Flap: Our 13-Year Experiences
Jincai Fan,
Jifan Yang,
Bing Han
et al.
Abstract:The clinical application of the retrograde postauricular island flap has been widely restricted because of its limited size and high morbidity of venous congestion. Thus, in this article, we introduced a pre-expanded retrograde postauricular island flap to reconstruct the large periorbital defect. A total of 13 patients with periorbital lesions who had undergone the treatment of our flap were enrolled in the study. The whole series of operations was divided into 3 parts, including expander implantation in the … Show more
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