The Use of Prefabricated Flaps in Burn Reconstruction

Timothy H F Daugherty; Julian J Pribaz; Michael W Neumeister

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2017.05.012

The Use of Prefabricated Flaps in Burn Reconstruction

Clin Plast Surg. 2017 Oct;44(4):813-821. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2017.05.012. Epub 2017 Jul 21.

Authors

Timothy H F Daugherty¹, Julian J Pribaz², Michael W Neumeister³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Institute for Plastic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Baylis Medical Building, 747 North Rutledge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 357, Springfield, IL 62702, USA.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Institute for Plastic Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Baylis Medical Building, 747 North Rutledge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 357, Springfield, IL 62702, USA. Electronic address: mneumeister@siumed.edu.

PMID: 28888306
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2017.05.012

Abstract

This article describes the use of prefabricated flaps in burn reconstruction. Several case examples are provided that demonstrate the versatility and power of this approach to restoration of form and function after burn injury.

Keywords: Burns; Microsurgery; Prefabrication; Reconstruction; Resurfacing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Burns / surgery*
Esthetics
Facial Injuries / surgery
Free Tissue Flaps / blood supply*
Humans
Neovascularization, Physiologic
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Tissue Expansion*