Modified incision design for submental flap: an excellent design method for the reconstruction of a defect after head and neck tumor resection.

BACKGROUND: The usage of submental flap is a good method for head and neck reconstruction, but it has some risk also, such as anatomical variations and surgical errors. In this article, we present a modified incision design for the submental flap. METHODS: We designed a modified submental flap incis...

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Main Authors: Fa-yu Liu, Rui-wu Li, Jawad Safdar, Zhen-ning Li, Nan Guo, Zhong-fei Xu, Shu-fen Ge, Jun-lin Li, Shao-hui Huang, Xue-xin Tan, Chang-fu Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3770673?pdf=render