Extended Pedicled Perforator Plus Submental Flap for Large Cheek Defect Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT: The submental flap is an alternative repair technique in the maxillo-facial region when microsurgical reconstruction is not required or is difficult to apply. The purpose of this study was to illustrate the benefits of restoring the cheeks with an extended pedicled submental flap.

Method

Eight patients aged 58 to 81 years with cheek cancer presented to the surgery department at the Benha University Hospital in Egypt, from May 2019 to October 2021 for the removal of their tumors and reconstruction of the resulting defects, using the extended submental perforator plus pedicled artery flap.

Results

The average blood loss was 250 cm³ (range: 50-400 cm³). The average operation took 3 hours to complete, including excision and rebuilding (a range of 2.5 to 3.5

SUBMITTER: Abdelmofeed AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10287118 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature