The rhomboid flap, introduced by Professor A. A. Limberg of
Leningrad, is commonly known as the Limberg flap. It is an interesting
procedure for skin movement in which a rhomboid defect is created and then
closed with a rhomboid-shaped flap of a similar size. The design is basically a
parallelogram with two angles of 120° and two of 60°, although these can be
modified to accommodate the geometry of the lesion or defect. The surgeon’s
goal is to avoid unsightly scars while using the simplest, most effective
reconstructive approach. The present chapter demonstrates the versatility of
the rhomboid flap in the head and neck region. The first case is a 28yearold
lady presenting with an extra-oral draining sinus in the left submandibular
region secondary to an infected left mandibular first molar. The second case is
a 35yearold lady presenting with the complaint of an ugly-looking growth over
the skin of the left angle region of the mandible. These two cases, one of
dentoalveolar infection and the other of cervicofacial actinomycosis, are
presented, in which the unsightly scars that could have been produced by
excision of the lesion alone have been avoided by the use of a rhomboid flap.
The study concluded that the rhomboid flap is a very versatile and robust flap,
easy to master and practice, that can be tailored to suit the surgeon’s needs.
Author(s) Details
Abdul Ahad G Khan
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University
College of Dentistry, Abha, KSA.
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