Below is a list of common and eponymous plastic surgery flaps with their classification and common usage. (NB - the terms interpolation flap and pedicle flap can be used interchangeably.)
Name | Tissue Type | Complexity | Use | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
Karapandzic flap | Cutaneous | Full-thickness lip defects | |||
Latissimus flap | Musculocutaneous | Interpolation | |||
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 | ||||
Superior gluteal artery perforator (SGAP) flap | Cutaneous | ||||
Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap[5] | Musculocutaneous | ||||
Musculocutaneous | |||||
V-Y advancement flap | Cutaneous | Advancement | |||
Worthen forehead flap | Cutaneous | Forehead excisions/defects | |||
Cutaneous | Transposition | scars |