The submental island flap for soft-tissue head and neck reconstruction: step-by-step video description and long-term results

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Mar;133(3):684-686. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000058.

Abstract

A clinical case of a man undergoing radical parotidectomy with skin resection for an intraparotid recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma is presented. A step-by-step video description of the regional submental island flap, based on the right submental vessels, is presented and discussed. Long-term results at 1 year in terms of color match at the recipient and donor sites are excellent, along with no functional consequence.

Clinical question/level of evidence: Therapeutic, V.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
  • Chin / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neck Dissection
  • Parotid Neoplasms / secondary
  • Parotid Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Surgical Flaps / blood supply*
  • Wounds and Injuries / etiology
  • Wounds and Injuries / surgery*