Twenty-five years of experience with the submental flap in facial reconstruction: Evolution and technical refinements following 311 cases in Europe and Africa.

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Date publication

mars 2019

Journal

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr ZWETYENGA Narcisse


Tous les auteurs :
Bertrand B, Honeyman CS, Emparanza A, McGurk M, Hamady IEO, Schmidt A, Sinna R, Pittet-Cuénod B, Zwetyenga N, Martin D

Résumé

The submental flap is a pedicled island flap with excellent colour match for facial reconstruction. The flap can be raised with muscle, submandibular gland or bone and can be transposed to reach defects up to two thirds of the face. We report the primary author's experience of 25 years using the submental flap from its original description to most recent technical evolutions in both Europe and Africa.

Référence

Plast. Reconstr. Surg.. 2019 Mar 12;: