Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 149-155 , February 2012

The reverse superficial temporal artery flap from the preauricular region, for the small facial defects

  • Makoto Yamauchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, South 1 West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 11 611 2111; fax: +81 11 615 0916.
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  • Takatoshi Yotsuyanagi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, South 1 West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
    • ,
  • Ken Yamashita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, South 1 West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
    • ,
  • Kanae Ikeda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, South 1 West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
    • ,
  • Satoshi Urushidate

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Makoto Mikami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan

Received 5 January 2011 ,Accepted 6 September 2011.

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PII: S1748-6815(11)00538-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.09.013

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 149-155 , February 2012

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