About The Medical Condition Island Flaps

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Island Flaps

Island Flaps Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Island Flaps Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Island Flaps?

Tongues of tissue (skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle) cut away from the underlying parts but attached at one end. They retain their own blood supply during transfer to the new site. They are used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. The concept includes pedicled flaps, rotation flaps, tube flaps, etc.

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