DALLAS -- A second revascularization attempt for compromised free flaps was successful in 30% of cases, according to a multicenter retrospective medical record review. Among 79 patients with flaps ...

The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMF) remains a cornerstone in head and neck reconstruction, particularly in scenarios where free flap surgery is contraindicated or has previously failed. By ...

Free flap reconstruction represents a cornerstone in the modern management of advanced oral and maxillofacial defects. This technique involves the transfer of tissue along with its vascular pedicle ...

When a patient with head and neck cancer has surgery to remove it, they often need reconstructive surgery in the form of a “free flap”, which is skin and tissue taken from a different part of the body ...

The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator or DIEP flap is a microsurgical technique in which blood vessels, skin and fat are taken from the lower abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast(s).

Medical advances have made the chances of overcoming breast cancer skyrocket, but the lasting effects of these treatments sometimes leave patients feeling like a lesser version of who they once were.

Douglas Seiler had a large wound on his forehead that left his bone exposed and infected. The wound was caused by radiation treatments for skin cancer. “There was no meat over the bone,” Seiler said. ...

ATLANTA - Jamie Cooper of Scottdale, Georgia, has done the math and says she has been to at least 150 medical appointments since she was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer June 30, 2022. She ...

DALLAS – Prolonged ischemic time for free-tissue transfer in head and neck (H&N) reconstruction was not linked with intraoperative or postoperative complications, a researcher reported here. In the ...

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