Body Contouring — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: In _____ flaps, the blood supply is isolated, disconnected, and then reconnected using microsurgery at the new site.

Answer: Free (Free tissue transfer)

Flashcard 2: Osseocutaneous and sensory flaps are types of _____ flaps

Answer: composite

Flashcard 3: Pedicle and free flaps are types of _____ transfer flaps

Answer: distant

Flashcard 4: _____ sutures are used in the areas of the skin where the cosmetic appearance is important.

Answer: Subcuticular

Flashcard 5: Based on its movement and the fact that the donor site is not adjacent to the defect, a thenar flap is classified as what type of flap?

Answer: Interpolation flap

Extra: An interpolation flap is a pivotal flap in which the donor site is not immediately adjacent to the defect, requiring the pedicle to cross over or under a bridge of intact skin. Examples include: 1. Thenar flap (for fingertip reconstruction) 2. Cross-finger flap 3. Forehead flap (for nasal reconstruction)

Flashcard 6: 3 phases of Take of a graft: 1st Phase: _____

Answer: Imbibition

Flashcard 7: _____ lines are relaxed tension lines in the skin.

Answer: Kraissl's

Flashcard 8: Cutaneous, musculocutaneous, and fasciocutaneous flaps are classifications based on _____ .

Answer: Tissue composition (constituents)

Extra: Flaps are generally classified by: 1. **Tissue composition**: Cutaneous, fasciocutaneous, musculocutaneous, osteocutaneous. 2. **Blood supply**: Random pattern (e.g., local skin flaps) vs. Axial pattern (e.g., groin flap). 3. **Proximity/Distance**: Local, regional, or distant. 4. **Transfer method**: Pedicled or Free.

Flashcard 9: The given image shows the pectoralis major flap, which is based on the _____ artery.

Answer: thoracoacromial

Flashcard 10: _____ knife is used to harvest a split skin aka Thiersch graft

Answer: Humbys