Sideburn reconstruction with an expanded supraauricular trapezoidal flap

Although loss of the sideburn and temporal scalp with subsequent alopecia is relatively frequent as a consequence of traumatic, surgical, and iatrogenic processes, not many techniques of sideburn reconstruction have been reported. We present a two-stage technique to correct the long sideburns when there is an associated temporal alopecic defect due to trauma or surgery by means of an expanded supraauricular trapezoidal flap. The method can achieve not only a satisfactory appearance of the sideburn but also a normal capillary line from the occipital to the frontal region.