Carpentier S, Lebeau P, Vandurne B, Gheerardyn R, Vanwijck R, Lengelé B, Willemart G, El Fouly P-E
Service de chirurgie plastique, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2008;61(2):207-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.05.012. Epub 2007 Jul 25.
The sub-mental flap has been used in four elderly patients (mean age: 83 years) for reconstruction of defects after oncological resection: three had basal cell carcinoma (cheek, temporal region and fronto-temporal region). One had a squamous cell carcinoma of the hard palate. We believe that the latter example is original and present it in this article. This case shows that the sub-mental flap in addition to its intrinsic qualities is a reliable flap which may be useful in difficult repairs. It can be used to repair wide palatal fistula which occurs after oncological resections.
