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This technique of using horizontal advancement flaps for the nasal supratip region is sometimes described as a Burow’s flap or more recently as an “east-west” flap. Conceptually, this reconstruction is similar to a linear closure in which one of the standing cone excisions is shifted horizontally off-axis to place the scar within a subunit border. However, there is also some horizontal redistribution of tension which occurs as the tissue advances from two different bases.
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Goldberg LH, Alam M. Horizontal advancement flap for symmetric reconstruction of small to medium-sized cutaneous defects of the lateral nasal supratip. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;49(4):685-9.
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Boyette, J.R. (2023). Reconstruction of a Nasal Tip Defect, East-West Advancement Flap. In: Stack Jr., B.C., Moreno, M.A., Boyette, J.R., Vural, E.A. (eds) Matrix Head and Neck Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24981-5_54
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