Sideburn reconstruction with an arterial V-Y hair-bearing scalp flap after the excision of basal cell carcinoma.

A new flap is presented for sideburn reconstruction. It has good vascularity and hair direction. There is some tension in the closure of the scalp donor site that can be associated with alopecia. The flap should be advanced only to the desired sideburn level, with a cervicofacial flap covering any remaining defect. Follow-up at 2 years 4 months confirmed the satisfactory result. This flap adds another option to those discussed in this article for sideburn reconstruction.