The submental island pedicled flap and supraclavicular artery island flap in a free flap practice

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Reconstruction of head and neck defects is a delicate endeavor that poses numerous intrinsic extrinsic challenges, which are currently magnified by rising health care costs limitations in system resources. Current trends the United States heavily favor use free tissue transfer over locoregional pedicles flaps (LRPF); however, latter group often undervalued, offering high utility, practicality, cost-efficiency whilst providing equivalent results. The submental island flap supraclavicular artery two LRPF should be arsenal modern reconstructive surgeon.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Plastic and Aesthetic Research

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2347-9264', '2349-6150']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20517/2347-9264.2021.132