Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 59, Issue 6 , Pages 653-657 , June 2006

Flap-in-flap method for enhancing the advancement of a V–Y flap

  • R. Aoki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 5814 6208; fax: +81 3 5685 3076.
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  • D.G. Pennington

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Rd., Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
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  • H. Hyakusoku

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

Received 20 January 2005 ,Accepted 8 September 2005.

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 This paper was presented as a poster display at the International Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (IPRAS) meeting in 2003 held at Sydney, Australia.

PII: S0007-1226(05)00335-8

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.09.010

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 59, Issue 6 , Pages 653-657 , June 2006

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