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Video: How to perform an advancement flap for large skin defects

Written by The Improve Team | 18 March 2026

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