Nasal reconstruction with vascularized forehead flap (preliminary communication).

Aim: The authors have studied the anatomical characteristics of the vascularization of the forehead flap used for nasal reconstruction.

Material And Methods: For the period 1990--2000 ten cadaver dissections were performed and three patients underwent reconstructions using the forehead flap. The results obtained reveal that the blood supply of the flap is provided by the suprathrochlear, supraorbital and frontal branch of the superficial temporal vessels, which form a network of anastomoses between the frontal muscle and the skin.