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Use of the "brow slide" flap in cutaneous reconstructions

OBJECTIVE: This article presents a new, comprehensive and less know surgical procedure in skin tumors treatment. METHODS: The authors report their experience with "brow slide" flap in cutaneous reconstructions of 47 patients. They compared obtained results, with emphasis in the ease to performed this technique in comparison to others procedures described in literature. Thus, the 'brow slide" flap can be use in face and others areas that needs reconstructions. CONCLUSION: Based on the results, the authors recommend the routine use of this technique in the reconstructions of skin tumors. The advantages of this method include Zplasty scars almost of them located at the lines of expression and contour lines of the skin.

Surgical flaps; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Skin abnormalities


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