PECTORALIS MAJOR MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF FACIAL CONTOUR DEFECT FOLLOWING TOTAL PAROTIDECTOMY – AN INSTITUTIONAL STUDY

R. Krishnappa, Veena B Ganga

Abstract


Parotidectomy creates both aesthetic and functional issues creating a unique challenge for reconstruction to each surgeon. In this era of free flaps, pectoralis major myocutaneous flap still remains a versatile flap among head and neck cancer patients. A retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary hospital to evaluate the results of postparotidectomy defect reconstruction with PMMC flap. This study outlines our experience in reconstruction of postparotidectomy defects with PMMC at our institute.


Keywords


Parotidectomy, pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMC).

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