Submental island flap and bone variation

Publication date: June 2019Source: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 30, Issue 2Author(s): Khanh K. Nguyen, Jason Gilde, Jared C. InmanThe submental island flap is a versatile pedicle flap for reconstruction of head and neck defects. Initially described over 20 years ago, numerous modifications have been described with successful treatment of a wide range of surgical defects including all oral cavity sub-sites and facial defects involving the orbital rim, zygoma, and malar eminence. The current paper is a review of the relevant anatomy, detailed description of the harvest technique, and review of published studies since the submental island flap was initially described.

Source: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - June 18, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research