Flap rotation in ying-yang. Scalp correction fronto-parieto-occipital

Ying-Yang flap SCALP

Authors

  • Jimmy Guillén
    jimmyguillen.jg20@gmail.com
    Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Jorge Isaacs-Vargas Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Alfredo Longo-Calderón Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
February 6, 2021
April 14, 2021

The scalp is a unique structure. The superficial layers are completely independent of the skull and move as a unit with the contraction of the frontal and occipital muscles. The Ying-Yang flap receives its name from the shape it takes after closure of