Laws/rules of Vasconez

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My program director keeps asking me to look this up. I cant find it at all. Anyone know what they are or what paper it refers to?
 
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Obtained from:
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Aug;132(2):326e-327e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182958d4d.
A paradox of Vasconez's laws.
Hallock GG.


First law: Some flaps make it do and some don’t.
Second law: All of the flap will survive except the part
that you need.
Third law: If plan A fails, don’t make plan B identical
to plan A.
Fourth law: It always happens to me.
Fifth law: Do not delay flaps (only after 5:00 pm ).
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From Vasconez L. 2005 Jurkiewicz Lecture. Ann Plast Surg.
2006;56:1–8.