List of plastic surgery flaps explained

Several techniques for creating flaps are used in plastic surgery.

List of flaps

Name	Tissue Type	Complexity	Use
	Cutaneous	Transposition	Full-thickness lip defects
Anterolateral thigh flap (ALT flap)	Musculocutaneous	Free flap/Interpolation	Abdominal wall^[1] / Open tibial fractures / Esophageal reconstruction^[2]
Becker flap	Fasciocutaneous	Interpolation	Hand reconstruction
Deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap^[3]	Cutaneous		Free flap breast reconstruction
Dufourmental flap	Cutaneous	Rotation/Transposition
Estlander flap	Cutaneous	Transposition	Labial commissure of mouth defects
Fibular flap	Osteocutaneous		Mandible reconstruction
Gastrocnemius flap	Muscle	Interpolation	Open tibial fractures
Hatchett design flap	Cutaneous	Advancement	Forehead excisions/defects
Inferior gluteal artery perforator (IGAP) flap^[4]	Cutaneous		Free flap breast reconstruction
Karapandzic flap	Cutaneous		Full-thickness lip defects
Latissimus flap	Musculocutaneous	Interpolation	Breast reconstruction
McGregor flap	Cutaneous		Full-thickness lip defects
Posterior interosseous artery (PIA) flap	Fasciocutaneous	Interpolation	Hand reconstruction
Radial forearm/Chinese flap	Fasciocutaneous	Interpolation	Hand reconstruction
Reverse sural artery flap	Muscle	Interpolation	Calcaneal pressure sores
Rhombic/Limberg flap	Cutaneous	Rotation/Transposition
Scapular flap	Osteocutaneous		Mandible reconstruction
Shutter design flap	Cutaneous	Advancement	Forehead excisions
Superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap	Cutaneous		Free flap breast reconstruction
Superior gluteal artery perforator (SGAP) flap	Cutaneous		Free flap breast reconstruction
Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap^[5]	Musculocutaneous		Free flap breast reconstruction
	Musculocutaneous
V-Y advancement flap	Cutaneous	Advancement	Rhinoplasty
Worthen forehead flap	Cutaneous		Forehead excisions/defects
	Cutaneous	Transposition	scars

See also

• Flap (surgery)
• Perforator flaps

Notes and References

1. 2020-12-19. Sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma local relapse on abdominal wall. Oncological resection and complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Cirugia espanola. en. 10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.11.019. 1578-147X.
2. Ruiz-Moya A, Segura-Sampedro JJ, Sicilia-Castro D, Carvajo-Pérez F, Gómez-Cía T, Vázquez-Medina A, Ibáñez-Delgado F . Chimeric Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Total Thoracic Esophageal Reconstruction . Ann. Thorac. Surg. . 101 . 1 . 338–42. Jan 2016 . 26694271 . 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.121. free .
3. Web site: Microsurgeon DIEP . 13 October 2014.
4. Web site: BRA IGAP . 13 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009011859/http://brafoundation.org/youroptions/reconstructionusingyourowntissue/I-GAPflapreconstruction . 9 October 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: eMedicine TRAM . 13 October 2014.