Aesthetic Subunit Microvascular Reconstruction of the Cheek

• The authors present the clinical scenario of a 75-year-old female patient presenting with a recurrent liposarcoma on the right cheek. As the oncological margins comprised more than 60% of the cheek aesthetic subunit, the defect was extended to the subunit boundaries. The reconstruction was successfully achieved by total subunit reconstruction of the cheek with a free anterolateral thigh flap.Reconstruction of a total facial aesthetic subunit with free flaps yields better final aesthetic outcomes by avoiding the patch appearance. Secondary reconstructions built on top of a solid primary reconstruction are planned from the start.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kirurgi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Surgery (hsv//eng)

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