Advancement flaps (sometimes called 'single pedicle advancement flaps') are a useful surgical technique for reconstructing large skin defects. This step-by-step video, created by Jon Hall MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, explains how an advancement flap should be performed.
The video will cover:
- When to use an advancement flap
- How to perform an advancement flap
- Preparing the patient
- Preparing the donor site
- Placing and fixing the flap
- Top tips for advancement flaps
- Advancement flaps: advantages and disadvantages
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Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
ISVPS General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert)
Postgraduate Certificate (PgC)
April 2026
Online | California
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