J Reconstr Microsurg 2005; 21(1): 25-28
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-862776
Copyright © 2005 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Facial Augmentation with Groin Osteoadiposal Flap Transfer

Yuzaburo Namba1 , Seiko Ito1 , Tetsuya Tsutsui1 , Isao Koshima1
  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan
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Publication Date:
26 January 2005 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The authors report the advantages of the groin osteoadiposal flap for facial augmentation, which include the possibility of a conjoint type of flap harvesting with one main set of vessels (usually, the superficial circumflex iliac vessels); one-stage augmentation without secondary defatting; a donor scar in a concealed area; and rigid flap fixation with bone plating.

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Yuzaburo NambaM.D. Ph.D. 

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry

2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan