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 description abbe flapcutaneoustranspositionfull-thickness lip defects anterolateral thigh flap (alt flap)musculocutaneousfree flap/interpolationabdominal wall/ open tibial fractures / esophageal reconstruction becker flapfasciocutaneousinterpolationhand reconstruction deep inferior epigastric perforator (diep) flapcutaneousfree flapfree flap breast reconstruction dufourmental flapcutaneousrotation/transposition estlander flapcutaneoustranspositionlabial commissure of mouth defects fibular flaposteocutaneousfree flapmandible reconstruction gastrocnemius flapmuscleinterpolationopen tibial fractures hatchett design flapcutaneousadvancementforehead excisions/defects inferior gluteal artery perforator (igap) flapcutaneousfree flapfree flap breast reconstruction karapandzic flapcutaneousrotationfull-thickness lip defects latissimus flapmusculocutaneousinterpolationbreast reconstruction mcgregor flapcutaneousrotationfull-thickness lip defects posterior interosseous artery (pia) flapfasciocutaneousinterpolationhand reconstruction radial forearm/chinese flapfasciocutaneousinterpolationhand reconstruction reverse sural artery flap muscle interpolation calcaneal pressure sores rhombic/limberg flapcutaneousrotation/transposition scapular flaposteocutaneousfree flapmandible reconstruction shutter design flapcutaneousadvancementforehead excisions superficial inferior epigastric artery (siea) flapcutaneousfree flapfree flap breast reconstruction superior gluteal artery perforator (sgap) flapcutaneousfree flapfree flap breast reconstruction transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (tram) flapmusculocutaneousfree flapfree flap breast reconstruction transverse upper gracillis (tug) flapmusculocutaneousfree flapfree flap breast reconstruction v-y advancement flapcutaneousadvancementrhinoplasty worthen forehead flapcutaneousrotationforehead excisions/defects z-plastycutaneoustranspositionscars