EXPANDED MIDLINE FOREHEAD FLAP FOR COVERAGE OF NONNASAL FACIAL DEFECTS

A 13-month-old infant with a giant hairy nevus of the superior portion of the right cheek, which measured 3.5 x 5.5 cm, was treated by excision and coverage using expanded midline forehead flap. This approach stands in contrast both to the standard technique of excision and full-thickness grafting for large facial defects as well as to the use of the midline forehead flap for nonnasal reconstruction. Although this approach did necessitate the placement of a midline forehead scar, the overall result was sufficiently superior to justify its use. The child has good, stable, soft coverage with no contour or landmark distortion. The child is presented in an 18-month follow-up with photographic documentation.