%0 Journal Article
%T Nasal ala V-Y island flap with a superior vascular pedicle based on inferior perforators of the superior alar artery.
%A Read J
%A Coates D
%A Pagliaro J
%A Gaspar Z
%J Australas J Dermatol
%V 65
%N 3
%D 2024 May
%M 38757426
%F 2.481
%R 10.1111/ajd.14265
%X For small defects of the anterior nasal ala, a V-Y pedicle advancement flap within the subunit is a useful repair option. Here we propose a modification of this technique, utilising careful dissection to identify inferior perforators of the superior alar artery. Basing this flap on a visualised vascular pedicle aims to prevent common complications of internal mucosal buckling and free margin notching, by allowing more extensive dissection without compromising the vascularity of the flap.