Use of the submental island flap in orofacial reconstruction--a review of 20 cases.

The submental flap, though not a widely used flap, is extremely useful in orofacial reconstruction. We present our experience with this flap particularly in the post oncological setting and describe its technique, complications and precautions adopted in its use. Between January 2001 and January 2007 we performed 20 submental flaps for primary reconstruction of post tumour excision defects in the intraoral and facial region.

Bipaddle pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in reconstructing full thickness defects of cheek: a review of 47 cases.

We present a series of reconstruction of 47 patients with large full thickness cheek defects secondary to cancer ablative surgery. All patients were reconstructed primarily by bipaddle pectoralis major myocutaneous (PMMC) flap. The age of patients ranged from 25 to 85 years (mean 49.