Moustache reconstruction using an extended midline forehead flap

A new method for reconstruction of the upper lip and moustache is presented. An extended midline forehead flap is described, which is a modification of the classical midline forehead flap in which the flap is extended into the hair-bearing scalp. Simultaneously. a nasal alar defect was reconstructed using the non-hair-bearing forehead skin in a patient with cancrum oris. The flap is reliable, technically easy to raise, does not require any special expertise and causes minimal donor site deformity. However, it is a multistage procedure and hence causes prolonged morbidity. (C) 2001 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons.