Comparison between an Operating Surgical Microscope and High Magnification Surgical Loupes in Microvascular Reconstruction of Head and Neck Defects in a Tertiary Healthcare Centre.

Introduction And Objective: Microvascular free tissue transfers have become an important method of reconstruction following head & neck oncological resection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of surgical loupes against surgical operating microscope, which is the gold standard for microvascular anastomosis and also to explore the possibility of surgical loupes as an essential cost-effective armamentarium in head and neck reconstruction.

Materials And Methods: This prospective randomized study included 40 patients diagnosed with head and neck malignancies, requiring microvascular free flap reconstruction.