Reconstruction of Lower Face with Submental Artery Perforator Flap

Song,  Jung Kook; Kang,  Jae Kyoung; Shinn,  Myoung Soo; Yun,  Byung Min

doi:2014.23.1.40

Arch Hand Microsurg > Volume 23(1); 2014 > Article

Case Report

Archives of Hand and Microsurgery 2014;23(1):40-43.
Published online May 30, 2014.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15596/ARMS.2014.23.1.40

Reconstruction of Lower Face with Submental Artery Perforator Flap

Jung-Kook Song, Jae Kyoung Kang*, Myoung Soo Shinn*, Byung Min Yun*

¹Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
²Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. almostfree@hanmail.net

Received: 27 March 2014 • Revised: 23 April 2014 • Accepted: 24 April 2014

Abstract

A submental artery perforator flap was applied to the defect site after surgical excision of basal cell carcinoma on the right lower face. Three points were beneficial: it was perfect for assuring the safe margin of the mandibular branch of the facial nerve as well as intact platysma muscle, functionally; harvesting the flap was much easier than that of submental artery flap, surgically; and the color and contour were well matched aesthetically.

Key Words: Submental, Low face, Perforator flap