List of plastic surgery flaps
# List of plastic surgery flaps

Below is a list of common and eponymous plastic surgery flaps with their classification and common usage. (NB - the terms interpolation flap and pedicle flap can be used interchangeably.)

## List of flaps

| Name | Tissue Type | Complexity | Use |
| - | - | - | - |
| Abbe flap | Cutaneous | Transposition | Full-thickness lip defects |
| Anterolateral thigh flap (ALT flap) | Musculocutaneous | Free flap/Interpolation | Abdominal wall/ Open tibial fractures / Esophageal reconstruction |
| Becker flap | Fasciocutaneous | Interpolation | Hand reconstruction |
| Deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap | Cutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Dufourmental flap | Cutaneous | Rotation/Transposition | |
| Estlander flap | Cutaneous | Transposition | Labial commissure of mouth defects |
| Fibular flap | Osteocutaneous | Free flap | Mandible reconstruction |
| Gastrocnemius flap | Muscle | Interpolation | Open tibial fractures |
| Hatchett design flap | Cutaneous | Advancement | Forehead excisions/defects |
| Inferior gluteal artery perforator (IGAP) flap | Cutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Karapandzic flap | Cutaneous | Rotation | Full-thickness lip defects |
| Latissimus flap | Musculocutaneous | Interpolation | Breast reconstruction |
| McGregor flap | Cutaneous | Rotation | Full-thickness lip defects |
| Posterior interosseous artery (PIA) flap | Fasciocutaneous | Interpolation | Hand reconstruction |
| Radial forearm/Chinese flap | Fasciocutaneous | Interpolation | Hand reconstruction |
| Reverse sural artery flap | Muscle | Interpolation | Calcaneal pressure sores |
| Rhombic/Limberg flap | Cutaneous | Rotation/Transposition | |
| Scapular flap | Osteocutaneous | Free flap | Mandible reconstruction |
| Shutter design flap | Cutaneous | Advancement | Forehead excisions |
| Superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap | Cutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Superior gluteal artery perforator (SGAP) flap | Cutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap | Musculocutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| Transverse upper gracillis (TUG) flap | Musculocutaneous | Free flap | Free flap breast reconstruction |
| V-Y advancement flap | Cutaneous | Advancement | Rhinoplasty |
| Worthen forehead flap | Cutaneous | Rotation | Forehead excisions/defects |
| Z-plasty | Cutaneous | Transposition | scars |
