Narrative Review: Submental Artery Island Pedicled Flap, Indications, Tips, and Pitfalls.

Study Design: Narrative review.

Objective: To describe the advantages, challenges, and potential indications of the submental artery island flap as a local pedicled flap for head and neck reconstruction.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive review of the literature to describe the submental artery island flap's surgical technique, indications, and outcomes.

Applications of Extracellular Matrix Biomaterial in Tongue Reconstruction.

Tongue neoplasms are common in the head and neck region and are primarily treated through surgical interventions. Various reconstruction techniques, such as primary closure, skin grafts, skin substitute biomaterials, and free tissue transfer, are used to address the resulting defects. This study provides an overview of our experience utilizing extracellular matrix-based biomaterials (ECM) for the reconstruction of tongue defects and evaluates the mean volumetric size of postsurgical tongue.

Can the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) Predict Healing Complications Following Microvascular Reconstruction of the Head and Neck?

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Malnutrition has been found to have negative effects on the immune system and inflammatory responses, impairing the wound healing process. Free flap failure is a serious complication in patients undergoing microvascular reconstruction, as it increases patient morbidity, length of stay in the hospital, patient, and hospital costs, as well as causes the need for further surgical interventions.

Comparison of the outcomes of split thickness skin graft versus thickness skin graft for closure of the radial forearm free flap donor site: A systematic review.

Background: Radial forearm free flap (RFFF) donor site closure is traditionally performed with split thickness skin grafts (STSG), which can be associated with poor aesthetics, wrist stiffness, paresthesia, reduced strength, and tendon exposure. Full thickness skin grafts (FTSG) are potentially beneficial as they provide a more durable coverage, and the skin graft donor site can be closed primarily, which is more aesthetic. The aim of this systematic review is to compare the outcomes of STSG versus FTSG for closure of the RFFF donor site.