{"title":"Local Flaps and Grafts","authors":"Adam McCann, T. Hsieh","doi":"10.2310/ot.7089","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Reconstruction of facial defects is a complex process that when done well can have a significant positive impact on patients’ quality of life. While the variety of specific facial defects and their causes seems endless, it is important to understand that several core tenets in local reconstruction such as facial anatomy and aesthetics, appropriate patient selection, as well as surgical technique can aid in successful repair in most cases.\n\nThis review contains 17 figures, 1 table and 28 references\nKey words: Local flap; skin grafts; facial reconstruction; skin cancer","PeriodicalId":214685,"journal":{"name":"DeckerMed Otolaryngology","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"DeckerMed Otolaryngology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2310/ot.7089","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Reconstruction of facial defects is a complex process that when done well can have a significant positive impact on patients’ quality of life. While the variety of specific facial defects and their causes seems endless, it is important to understand that several core tenets in local reconstruction such as facial anatomy and aesthetics, appropriate patient selection, as well as surgical technique can aid in successful repair in most cases.
This review contains 17 figures, 1 table and 28 references
Key words: Local flap; skin grafts; facial reconstruction; skin cancer