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Could a free muscle transfer with flaps be used to restore muscle lost/resected from the forehead?

RealSelfMember615243Sep 9, 2023

In theory, if muscle is lost or resected from the forehead, could a free muscle transfer with flaps be used to restore it? What muscles could be restored using this technique? Frontais, corrugator?

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