The Role of Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator and Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator in Head and Neck Reconstruction.

Abstract

Head and neck reconstruction has evolved to a more accurate replacement of the missing tissues for aesthetic and functional benefits, besides a concern with the morbidity caused in the donor site. This has led us to the use of perforator flaps. Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap allows the harvest of a large well-vascularized skin paddle with adequate bulk for large and voluminous defects reconstruction. Its main uses described in the literature are: tongue reconstruction, orbitomaxillary reconstruction, and scalp reconstruction. Thoracodorsal artery perforator flap is derived from the subscapular system and allows the harvest of a large array of chimeric flaps.