Reconstruction of Buccal Mucosal Defects Imran Ratanshi Colleen McCarthy DEFINITION Carcinoma can involve the buccal mucosa of the oral cavity. The treatment of buccal mucosa cancer is typically surgical resection….
Facial Artery Musculo-Mucosal (FAMM) Flap Julian J. Pribaz Simon G. Talbot DEFINITION The FAMM flap is an acronym for facial artery musculomucosal flap. It was derived based on the principles…
Reconstruction of Total Glossectomy Defects Mark Sisco Mihir K. Bhayani DEFINITION Total glossectomy defects occur most commonly in patients with malignancies of the tongue or floor of mouth. These complex…
Facial Artery Perforator Flap Julian J. Pribaz Simon G. Talbot DEFINITION Perforator flaps are a relatively recent addition to our reconstructive techniques. They have evolved as a result of meticulous…
Floor of Mouth Reconstruction George N. Kamel J. Alejandro Conejero Evan S. Garfein ANATOMY The floor of mouth is a U-shaped mucosal structure covered by squamous mucosa that is bordered…
Radial Forearm Flap for Nasal Lining Reconstruction Robert L. Walton Brenton R. Robinson DEFINITION Since its initial description by Yang et al. in 1978,1 the radial forearm flap has been…
Nasal Reconstruction With Paramedian Forehead Flap Robert D. Wallace Petros Konofaos DEFINITION Nasal defects can be caused by trauma (including burns) and the sequela of skin cancer treatment by excision…
Nasal Reconstruction With Skin Grafts and Composite Grafts Steven M. Levine Daniel C. Baker DEFINITION Nasal defects are frequently not amenable to primary closure without distortion of the underlying cartilaginous…
Septal Flaps for Nasal Lining Jordan D. Frey John T. Stranix Pierre Saadeh DEFINITION Nasal defects are classified on the anatomical basis of the affected nasal layer: external nasal cover…
Wedge Reconstruction of Partial Auriculectomy Defects Edward I. Chang Matthew M. Hanasono DEFINITION Partial ear defects can result following trauma or more commonly following resection of cutaneous malignancies. Wedge resection…
