subcutaneous flap

sub·cu·ta·ne·ous flap

a flap in which the pedicle is denuded of skin and transferred beneath the skin of the recipient area.

sub·cu·ta·ne·ous flap

(sŭb'kyū-tā'nē-ŭs flap) A pedicle flap in which the pedicle is denuded of epithelium and buried in the subcutaneous tissue of the recipient area.