In this issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Susana Heredero brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Perforator Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction. Top experts in the field discuss every major local and regional flap technique, including articles on functional perspectives in tongue reconstruction based on perforator free flap; the ALT flap in head and neck reconstruction; the evolution of imaging on reconstructive microsurgery for perforator flaps harvesting; the role of CTA in perforator flap planning; and more.
Key Features
- Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including chimeric scapula tip free flap with TDAP; the role of DIEP and TDAP in head and neck reconstruction; the PAP flap in head and neck reconstruction; the SCIP flap for head and neck reconstruction; thin, superthin, ultrathin perforator flaps for head and neck reconstruction; perforator flaps and robotic surgery for head and neck reconstruction; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on perforator flaps for head and neck reconstruction, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Susana Heredero, MD, PhD, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
The Past, Present, and Future of Perforator Flaps in Head and Neck Surgery
Functional Perspectives in Tongue Reconstruction Based on Perforator Free Flap
The Anterolateral Thigh Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction
The Role of Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator and Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Profunda Artery Perforator Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction: Anatomy, Surgical Techniques, and Evolving Applications
The Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction
Pedicled and Perforator Flaps from the Facial and the Superficial Temporal Vessels
Designing Perforator Flaps Using Ultrasound
The Role of Computed Tomography Angiography in Perforator Flap Planning
Thinned Perforator Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Customized Soft Tissue Free Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction
Perforator Flaps and Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Reconstruction
Current and Future Implications of Lymphedema Surgery in Head and Neck Reconstruction