Application of Facial Artery Perforator Flap in Nasal and Perinasal Reconstruction.

This paper reports the results of an observational study in 23 patients to evaluate the application of the facial artery perforator flap in nasal and perinasal reconstruction after skin cancer surgery. In the long term, all flaps survived, and the patients achieved satisfactory esthetic reconstruction without functional alterations or major complications. Immediately postoperatively, 2 flaps presented early venous congestion, and 1 had minor superficial skin necrosis that healed without additional intervention.

Pediatric extremity bone sarcoma reconstruction with the vascularized fibula flap: Observational study assessing long-term functional outcomes, complications, and survival.

Background: Limb salvage is important in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas. The vascularized fibula flap is a versatile option, combined or not with a bone allograft. The authors evaluated the functional long-term outcomes, complications, and survival of using this technique in pediatric patients.

Coverage of supraumbilical abdominal wall defects: The tunnelled-pedicled ALT technique.

Abdominal wall defects are a challenge for reconstructive surgeons. Although the utility of anterolateral thigh perforator (ALT) flap has been well established for lower abdominal wall reconstruction, pedicled ALT flap is usually not considered for supraumbilical defects in the most recent algorithms. The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a tunneled pedicled ALT flap for reconstruction of supraumbilical defect from a series of patients.

Facial transplantation: a concise update.

Objectives: Update on clinical results obtained by the first worldwide facial transplantation teams as well as review of the literature concerning the main surgical, immunological, ethical, and follow-up aspects described on facial transplanted patients.

Study Design: MEDLINE search of articles published on "face transplantation" until March 2012.

Results: Eighteen clinical cases were studied.